Mays won the last time they faced M.L. King, and things went their way on Friday too. The Mays Raiders snuck past the M.L. King Lions with a 20-15 victory. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the Lions are ranked 294th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Mays came from Kamari Johnson, Stepeney Lee, and Jamarion Dowdell.
Mays didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Cam'Ron Barber. Mays got some further help from Savion Husband: he made 16 total tackles.
The win made it two in a row for Mays and bumps their season record up to 5-2. As for M.L. King, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. After each having a week off, Mays and Midtown will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 5:30 p.m. on October 25th. Mays is facing Midtown at the right time seeing as Midtown is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for M.L. King, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Drew at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th. Drew's defense has only allowed 10.9 points per game this season, so M.L. King's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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