Football Preview: Creekside Christian Academy Cougars vs. Cherokee Christian Warriors
After each having a week off, the Creekside Christian Academy Cougars and the Cherokee Christian Warriors will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Creekside Christian Academy is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Creekside Christian Academy will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up nine points on September 6th, then bounced right back against Georgia Military College two weeks ago. Creekside Christian Academy really took it to Georgia Military College for the full four quarters, racking up a 43-7 victory at home. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Cougars just coasted through the last quarter.
Malcolm Courtland was a one-man wrecking crew for Creekside Christian Academy as he threw for 161 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 70 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Creekside Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 214 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Cherokee Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were beaten by Mount Paran Christian 42-14.
The win snapped Creekside Christian Academy's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-3 record. As for Cherokee Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Creekside Christian Academy took a serious blow against Cherokee Christian in their previous matchup back in September of 2021, falling 35-0. Thankfully for Creekside Christian Academy, Jackson Gerdes (who rushed for 63 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 120 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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