The Parkland Matadors will challenge the Americas Trail Blazers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses dating back to last season for Parkland and four for Americas dating back to last season.
Parkland is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 37 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Coronado on Friday. They lost 30-10 to the Thunderbirds. Despite 137 more yards than the Thunderbirds, the Matadors couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Even though they lost, Parkland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 297 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 270 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Americas was beaten by Franklin 51-17 on Thursday.
Americas might have lost, but man, Cam'Ron Johnson was a machine: he rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 36 receiving yards and a touchdown. Johnson showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 51 yards.
Parkland's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Americas, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Parkland has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 296.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Americas struggles in that department as they've been averaging 183.7. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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