The Gwynn Park Yellowjackets will head out on the road to challenge the Douglass Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Gwynn Park sitting on six straight victories and Douglass on seven.
Gwynn Park's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Friendly 38-0. The Yellowjackets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 34 points or more this season.
Gwynn Park's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Amari Hinds, who rushed for 124 yards and one touchdown on only nine carries. The team also got some help courtesy of William Butler, who threw for 100 yards and a pair of TDs on only five passes.
Gwynn Park's run defense was locked in: Friendly could only muster 2.2 yards per carry. While two picked up at least nine total tackles, Jordyn Gaines stood above the rest. He made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss). The dominant display was nothing new: Gwynn Park has now limited their opponent to fewer and fewer yards per carry in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Douglass over Fairmont Heights in every quarter on their way to victory on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Eagles blew the Hornets out of the water with a 34-6 final score. The Eagles pushed the score to 26-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Hornets had little chance of recovering from.
Gwynn Park's record is now 7-1. As for Douglass, their record now sits at an identical 7-1.
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