The Pontiac Phoenix are taking a road trip to take on the Lincoln-King Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pontiac has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with seven straight losses, while Lincoln-King Academy will come in with ten straight victories.
Pontiac's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Harper Woods on Friday. They had to suffer through a 54-0 loss at the hands of the Pioneers. While losing is never fun, the Phoenix can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 448th, while the Pioneers are ranked 47th).
Meanwhile, Lincoln-King Academy put their dominant defense on display in the team's sixth consecutive shutout on Friday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 52-0 win over Academy for Business & Tech. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by 24 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Saron Beeman, who rushed for 91 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, and also picked up 44 receiving yards and a touchdown. Beeman is crushing it when it comes to rushing touchdowns: he's punched in at least two every time he's taken the field this season. Aerion Fields was another key player, rushing for 35 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Lincoln-King Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 244 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 173 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Pontiac's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Lincoln-King Academy, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Pontiac came out on top in a nail-biter against Lincoln-King Academy in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, sneaking past 44-42. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pontiac since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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