American Leadership Academy has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to take on the Emery Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
American Leadership Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Providence Hall, posting a 63-21 victory. The Eagles' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
It was another big night for Kannon Huntsman, who rushed for 150 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 75-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Tad Swarnes, who picked up 256 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
American Leadership Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
American Leadership Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cameron Kane and Nicolas Marble.
Meanwhile, Emery had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18 points) and they went ahead and made it three last Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 55-21 win over the Rabbits. The game marked the Spartans' most dominant victory of the season.
Emery can attribute much of their success to Jaxon Johnson, who rushed for 23 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown. Porter Hurdsman did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 103 receiving yards.
The win got American Leadership Academy back to even at 5-5. As for Emery, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
We should be in store for an exciting game as the two teams have no problem gaining yardage. American Leadership Academy has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 373 total yards per game. However, it's not like Emery struggles in that department as they've been averaging 364.2. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
American Leadership Academy was taken down by Emery 48-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2022. Can American Leadership Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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