Walnut Ridge has gone 7-2 against Africentric Early College recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Walnut Ridge Scots will venture away from home to face off against the Africentric Early College Nubians at 7:00 p.m. Walnut Ridge is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
Last Friday, Walnut Ridge blew past Beechcroft, posting a 42-12 victory on the road.
Meanwhile, Africentric Early College lost 35-14 to St. Francis DeSales on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Nubians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 245th, while the Stallions are ranked 89th).
Africentric Early College might have lost, but man, Caleb Anthony was a machine: he picked up 112 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 51 yards on only seven carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Another receiver making a difference was Josh Smith, who threw for 105 yards and a touchdown while completing 100% of his passes.
Africentric Early College'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 Amarian Thomas and Anthony. Anthony didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception.
Walnut Ridge's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Africentric Early College, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.
Walnut Ridge came up short against Africentric Early College when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 18-12. Can Walnut Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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