The Dunbar Poets will take on the Mergenthaler Vo-Tech Mustangs at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Dunbar's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed past City College to the tune of 54-0. The Poets haven't had any issues with the Black Knights recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Caleb Tarver
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Dunbar had a senior duo take command as Caleb Tarver threw for 111 yards and four touchdowns and Normauri Johnson picked up 73 receiving yards and three TDs. Those four passing touchdowns set a new season-high mark for Tarver.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Dunbar proved: they limited City College to a paltry -0.7 yards per carry. The team can thank Donteze Branch for the heroic effort on defense: he. Dunbar didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged eight.
Dunbar's defense didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Eugene Cummings and Savion Williams, who racked up four sacks between them. Williams is on a roll when it comes to sacks, as he's now posted at least one in each of the last four games he's played.
Meanwhile, Mergenthaler Vo-Tech was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Poly 44-0. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Mustangs' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Maryland football rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Engineers are ranked 120th).
Dunbar's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Mergenthaler Vo-Tech, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Dunbar strolled past Mergenthaler Vo-Tech in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 by a score of 42-27. Will the Poets repeat their success, or do the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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