The King/Drew Golden Eagles will take on the Marquez Gladiators at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (King/Drew: 13.7, Marquez: 14.3) so any points scored will be well earned.
King/Drew took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They breezed by Crenshaw to the tune of 56-7. The Golden Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 29 points or more this season.
Keenan Jackson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 303 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes, and also punching in two touchdowns on the ground. He has become a key player for King/Drew: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise. Justin Coleman helped Jackson out on the ground, rushing for 73 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
King/Drew was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 318 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 73.4 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 163.8.
King/Drew wouldn't let Crenshaw keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. King/Drew can thank Jahmir Torres and Roberto Salazar for forcing both of them. Torres also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 128. Festus Nnadi was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks and making four total tackles.
Meanwhile, Marquez came tearing into Friday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Toilers onto the board and left with a 19-0 win.
King/Drew has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 49.2 points. As for Marquez, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
King/Drew didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Marquez when the teams last played back in September, but they still walked away with a 27-21 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Marquez's Joshua Ayala, who rushed for 168 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will King/Drew still be able to contain Ayala? There's only one way to find out.
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