Football Preview: Mount Dora Christian Academy Bulldogs vs. Old Plank Christian Academy Defenders
The Mount Dora Christian Academy Bulldogs will take on the Old Plank Christian Academy Defenders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mount Dora Christian Academy will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Mount Dora Christian Academy's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 45-0 victory over Gateway Charter on the road. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won three contests by 27 points or more so far this season.
Mount Dora Christian Academy found their leader in underclassman Issac Farling, who rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Slegers, who picked up 125 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, while it was Old Plank Christian Academy who put the first points on the board on Friday, it was St. Joseph Academy who put up more. Old Plank Christian Academy lost 34-14 to St. Joseph Academy. The loss was the Defenders' first of the season.
Despite the loss, Old Plank Christian Academy got top-tier performance from Troy Howell, who rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.0 yards per carry, and also threw for 30 yards and a touchdown. Howell is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 100 every time he's taken the field this season.
Even though they lost, Old Plank Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 217 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 217 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Mount Dora Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Old Plank Christian Academy, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
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