The Douglass Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the McKinley Tech Trainers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Douglass will be strutting in after a victory while McKinley Tech will be coming in after a defeat.
Douglass took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They breezed by Largo at home to the tune of 30-0.
Meanwhile, McKinley Tech fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Bishop Ireton on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 22-15 to the Cardinals. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Trainers came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 19th in District of Columbia, while the Cardinals are ranked 165th in Virginia).
McKinley Tech's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Micah Charles, who picked up 111 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Andre Johnson, who threw for 252 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Johnson a new career-high in rushing yards.
Douglass pushed their record up to 2-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for McKinley Tech, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
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