The Digital Pioneers Academy Pythons will stay at home for another week and welcome Connexions Leadership Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Digital Pioneers Academy's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 46-0 win over Thomas Jefferson Science & Technology at home. Given the Pythons' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 13th in District of Columbia, while the Colonials are ranked 334th in Virginia), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
King Williams was his usual excellent self, rushing for 312 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 15.6 yards per carry. Those 312 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Mehki Brown was another key rusher, rushing for 45 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Digital Pioneers Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 526 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in eight consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Connexions Leadership Academy took their match at home on Saturday with ease, bagging a 38-6 victory over Paul Public Charter International. The win made it back-to-back victories for Connexions Leadership Academy.
Khalil Peace continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, picking up 175 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 40 yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 113.8 receiving yards per game.
Digital Pioneers Academy pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Connexions Leadership Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
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