The Anacostia Indians will head out to take on the McKinley Tech Trainers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Anacostia is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of District of Columbia's top teams: Bell, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Anacostia was ranked 18th). Anacostia lost 33-10 to Bell on Friday. The Indians have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, McKinley Tech was able to grind out a solid win over Phelps Architecture, Construction & Engineering on Saturday, taking the game 28-20. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trainers.
McKinley Tech got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Andre Johnson out in front who threw for 191 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 39 yards and a touchdown. Micah Charles got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Anacostia's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for McKinley Tech, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-4.
Anacostia didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against McKinley Tech in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 12-8 victory. Will Anacostia repeat their success, or does McKinley Tech have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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