On Monday, Purdue Poly Englewood were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 24-18 to the Tindley Tigers. Purdue Poly Englewood has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Purdue Poly Englewood still got an impressive performance from Jonquil Muse, who rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns. Muse also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making two total tackles.
A big part of Tindley's victory came down to the chemistry between Kenneth Christmon and his top target Ty Yarrell. Christmon threw for 200 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.1% of his passes while Yarrell picked up 17 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Christmon has become a key player for Tindley: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise.
Purdue Poly Englewood's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Tindley, the win snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 2-4 record.
Purdue Poly Englewood wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 14-8 victory against Indianapolis Washington on the 4th. As for Tindley, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Phalen Leadership Academy at 7:00 p.m. on October 11th.
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