The Air Academy Kadets will face off against the Durango Demons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Air Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Durango will be coming in after a loss.
Air Academy took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Liberty a 14-0 shutout.
Ben Fernengel continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 177 yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 125 rushing yards.
Air Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 281 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 166 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Durango unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Palmer Ridge by a score of 24-21. While the Demons didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bears 7-3 in the first quarter.
Durango's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Grady Feeney, who gained 123 total yards and a touchdown, and Sebastian Tripp, who picked up 69 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Air Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Durango, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 4-3.
Air Academy was taken down by Durango 48-6 in their previous meeting back in October of 2015. Thankfully for Air Academy, Lawrence Mayberry (who rushed for 175 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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