Connexions Leadership Academy will take on the Digital Pioneers Academy Pythons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Saturday, Connexions Leadership Academy humbled Paul Public Charter International with a 38-6 victory. The win was all the more spectacular given Connexions Leadership Academy's disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 189th in Maryland, while Paul Public Charter International is ranked 23rd in District of Columbia).
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.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Connexions Leadership Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 344 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Digital Pioneers Academy put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Thomas Jefferson Science & Technology, posting a 46-0 victory at home.
It was another big night for King Williams, who rushed for 312 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 15.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Mehki Brown, who rushed for 45 yards and two touchdowns.
The win made it two in a row for Connexions Leadership Academy and bumps their season record up to 5-2. As for Digital Pioneers Academy, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
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