After starting their season with four straight games on the road, Morgan Park is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the Johnson Pumas at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Johnson's offense is going to have their work cut out for them on Saturday: Morgan Park hadn't allowed a single point the last three times they've hit the field. Morgan Park's defense stepped up to hand Kenwood a 20-0 shutout on Saturday. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won three contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
Morgan Park's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Marcus Thaxton, who threw for 248 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes. Nasir Rankin was Thaxton's top target, picking up 113 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Johnson was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Hyde Park 48-12 at home.
Morgan Park's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-1. As for Johnson, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
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