Football Preview: Friendship Christian Commanders vs. Donelson Christian Academy Wildcats
The Friendship Christian Commanders will face off against the Donelson Christian Academy Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Friendship Christian is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Clarksville Academy 46-7 at home. With the Commanders ahead 40-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Friendship Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 227 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Friendship Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Sammy Pruneau and Jack Lowe.
Meanwhile, Donelson Christian Academy blew past Ezell-Harding Christian, posting a 56-6 win at home. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 129th, while the Eagles are ranked 264th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mitchell Carey went supernova for Donelson Christian Academy, throwing for 227 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 passes, while also rushing for 50 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was King Gardner, who rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries.
Everything came up roses for Friendship Christian against Donelson Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 as the squad secured a 35-0 victory. Will Friendship Christian repeat their success, or does Donelson Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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