The Capital Prep/Achievement First Trailblazers are taking a road trip to face off against the Granby Memorial/Canton Bears at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Capital Prep/Achievement First will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
Capital Prep/Achievement First will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up eight points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Morgan/Old Saybrook/Westbrook on Friday. Capital Prep/Achievement First took their game with ease, bagging a 44-6 victory over Morgan/Old Saybrook/Westbrook.
Hashim Jones continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 234 yards on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 61 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Capital Prep/Achievement First was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 234 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in 13 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Granby Memorial/Canton came tearing into Friday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 36.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Knights by a score of 22-10.
It was another big night for Vincent Forte, who rushed for 68 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 101 yards and a touchdown on only nine passes. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last four times he's played.
Granby Memorial/Canton didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ryan Cuniowski and Hayes Horst.
Granby Memorial/Canton pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 38.7 points per game. As for Capital Prep/Achievement First, their record now sits at 7-0.
Capital Prep/Achievement First was taken down by Granby Memorial/Canton 51-20 in their previous meeting back in November of 2022. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Capital Prep/Achievement First was down 28-6.
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