The Americas Trail Blazers will venture away from home to take on the Parkland Matadors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses dating back to last season for Americas and five for Parkland dating back to last season.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 51-17, which was the final score in Americas' tilt against Franklin on Thursday.
Despite the defeat, Americas got top-tier performance from Cam'Ron Johnson, who rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 36 receiving yards and a touchdown. Johnson showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 51 yards.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 37 points the game before, Parkland was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They lost 30-10 to Coronado. Despite 137 more yards than the Thunderbirds, the Matadors couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Even though they lost, Parkland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 297 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 270 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Americas' loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Parkland, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Americas has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 183.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Parkland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 296.5. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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