Football Preview: Macon-East Montgomery Academy Knights vs. Springwood Wildcats
Two dominant backs in Thad Mckinney and Cj Johnson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Macon-East Montgomery Academy Knights will challenge the Springwood Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Macon-East Montgomery Academy sitting on six straight victories and Springwood on four.
Macon-East Montgomery Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Coosa Valley Academy, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Macon-East Montgomery Academy was ranked ninth). Macon-East Montgomery Academy never let Coosa Valley Academy onto the board and left with a 2-0 win on Thursday. The two-point effort marked the Knights' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Springwood on the road against Meadowview Christian on Friday as the team secured a 76-30 victory. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 30 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Johnson, who rushed for 256 yards and six touchdowns on only 11 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 159 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Gregory Johnson Iii, who gained 44 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Springwood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 467 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 198 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
One reason for the win was Springwood's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 12 sacks. Johnson Iii led the group effort, picking up seven of those sacks all by himself.
Macon-East Montgomery Academy's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Springwood, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
Everything came up roses for Macon-East Montgomery Academy against Springwood when the teams last played back in October of 2021, as the squad secured a 49-0 win. Will Macon-East Montgomery Academy repeat their success, or does Springwood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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