After starting their season with four straight games on the road, Morgan Park is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the Johnson Pumas at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Johnson's offense is going to have their work cut out for them on Saturday: Morgan Park hadn't allowed a single point the last three times they've hit the field. Morgan Park never let Kenwood onto the board and left with a 20-0 win on Saturday. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 20 points or more this season.
Morgan Park's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Marcus Thaxton, who threw for 248 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes. Nasir Rankin was Thaxton's top target, picking up 113 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Morgan Park's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jovan Clark and Ahmad Grayer. Clark is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Johnson was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Hyde Park 48-12 at home.
Morgan Park pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Johnson, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
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