Football Preview: Community Christian Knights vs. Notre Dame Academy Irish Wolfhounds
The Community Christian Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Notre Dame Academy Irish Wolfhounds at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Community Christian will be strutting in after a victory while Notre Dame Academy will be coming in after a defeat.
Two weeks ago, Community Christian made easy work of New Creation Christian Academy and carried off a 40-14 win. The Knights pushed the score to 40-8 by the end of the third, a deficit the Crusaders cut but never quite recovered from.
Community Christian got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Aurelius Brooks out in front who threw for 173 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 passes. Aiden Burton was Brooks' top target, picking up 91 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame Academy faced Fideles Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Notre Dame Academy took a 60-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of Fideles Christian. One positive for the Irish Wolfhounds, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
The win got Community Christian back to even at 2-2. As for Notre Dame Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-3.
Community Christian suffered a grim 36-12 defeat to Notre Dame Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Community Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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