With a playoff game on the line, West Muskingum rose to the challenge on Friday. They walked away with a 34-26 win over the Africentric Early College Nubians. The victory was nothing new for the Tornadoes as they're now sitting on six straight.
Africentric Early College's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Derron Gray Jr, who picked up 139 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and Josh Smith, who threw for 188 yards and four touchdowns. Gray Jr really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 79 yards.
West Muskingum's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. As for Africentric Early College, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-4.
West Muskingum will square off against Fairland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (West Muskingum: 13.2, Fairland: 12.8) so any points scored will be well earned. Africentric Early College does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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