West Muskingum has won three straight games at home, while Africentric Early College has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The West Muskingum Tornadoes will welcome the Africentric Early College Nubians at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
West Muskingum is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Meadowbrook to the tune of 56-28 on Friday. Given the Tornadoes' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 160th, while the Colts are ranked 412th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Africentric Early College hadn't done well against Eastmoor Academy recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Africentric Early College took their contest with ease, bagging a 48-13 win over Eastmoor Academy.
Caleb Anthony was his usual excellent self, picking up 244 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 73 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. His longest reception was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total. Another player making a difference was Josh Smith, who threw for 350 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 15.9 yards per attempt.
Another reason for the win was Africentric Early College's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for ten sacks. It was truly a group effort as Jaylon Turner, Jaydon Turner, and Chase Johnson picked up two apiece. Johnson also sacked three sacks, which is notable because Africentric Early College is undefeated when he posts at least two sacks, but 2-3 otherwise.
West Muskingum's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Africentric Early College, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
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