Americas couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They and the Hanks Knights were almost perfectly matched up on Thursday, but the Americas Trail Blazers suffered a 38-37 loss.
When it comes to explaining why Americas lost, don't look at Cam'Ron Johnson. Despite the final result, he rushed for 195 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Johnson has posted since back in September of 2023.
Even though they lost, Americas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 304 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hanks only rushed for 170.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Jordan Morales and his top target Deonte Wensel. Morales threw for 279 yards and two touchdowns while Wensel picked up 174 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Wensel was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 60 yards.
Hanks' win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0.
Americas is packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they take on Pebble Hills at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Hanks, they will have plenty of time to enjoy the victory as they don't play again for a while. They'll take on Horizon at 7:00 p.m. on September 20th.
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