The Poly Engineers will challenge the Edmondson-Westside Red Storm at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Poly is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 35 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Mergenthaler Vo-Tech on Wednesday. They were dealt a 44-7 loss at the hands of the Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Engineers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland football rankings (they are ranked 131st, while the Mustangs are ranked 49th).
Meanwhile, Edmondson-Westside was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 15th straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a blow against Dunbar, falling 52-0. That makes it the first time this season the Red Storm have let down their home crowd.
Poly's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Edmondson-Westside, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Poly was able to grind out a solid victory over Edmondson-Westside in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 32-22. Will Poly repeat their success, or does Edmondson-Westside have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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