Football Preview: Park Place Christian Academy Crusaders vs. Newton County Academy Generals
The Park Place Christian Academy Crusaders will venture away from home to face off against the Newton County Academy Generals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Park Place Christian Academy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with four straight losses, while Newton County Academy will come in with five straight wins.
Park Place Christian Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Christian Collegiate Academy, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (Park Place Christian Academy was ranked 20th). Park Place Christian Academy fell just short of Christian Collegiate Academy by a score of 31-28 on Friday.
Meanwhile, Newton County Academy was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past North Sunflower Academy 48-12 on the road. The Generals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 28 points or more this season.
Ty Thrash was his usual excellent self, rushing for 113 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, while also throwing for 131 yards and two touchdowns on only five passes. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 99-yard run. Cooper Savell was another key player, gaining 78 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Newton County Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 292 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in 23 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Park Place Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Newton County Academy, their victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
Park Place Christian Academy took a serious blow against Newton County Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 42-8. Thankfully for Park Place Christian Academy, Hunter Scarbrough (who rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also picked up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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