Football Preview: High Point Christian Academy Cougars vs. Charlotte Country Day School Buccaneers
The High Point Christian Academy Cougars will challenge the Charlotte Country Day School Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. High Point Christian Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 point or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Charlotte Country Day School likes a good challenge.
High Point Christian Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Ravenscroft 63-28 at home last Friday. Fans of the Cougars have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Jaylen Moore had a dynamite game for High Point Christian Academy, rushing for 137 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries. Moore is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 137 every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Toot Clay, who picked up 144 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to High Point Christian Academy's defense and their five sacks. Josh L. Smith was especially locked on to Ravenscroft's QB and sacked him three times. L. Smith also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 12. Micah Russell was another major factor on D, making 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, High Point Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 246 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 246 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Charlotte Country Day School was beaten by Providence Day 63-15 on Friday. The Buccaneers have struggled against the Chargers recently, as their game on Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
High Point Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Charlotte Country Day School, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. High Point Christian Academy has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 258.8 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Charlotte Country Day School, though, as they've been averaging only 90.6. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
High Point Christian Academy lost to Charlotte Country Day School at home by a decisive 28-14 margin when the teams last played back in September of 2019. Thankfully for High Point Christian Academy, Quentin Cooper (who rushed for 203 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry) 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.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
