The Dunbar Crimson Tide will face off against the Ballou Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Dunbar's favor as the team sits on six straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Ballou has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Dunbar is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of District of Columbia's top teams: Jackson-Reed, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Dunbar was ranked fourth). Dunbar blew past Jackson-Reed 41-0 on the road on Friday. Considering the Crimson Tide have won five contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Brosnan Dukes, who threw for 227 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 104 yards.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Ballou's offense. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 20-0 to Coolidge, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The matchup was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Knights couldn't quite close it out.
Dunbar's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Ballou, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Dunbar took their win against Ballou when the teams last played back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 28-7. Will Dunbar repeat their success, or does Ballou have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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