Football Preview: Park Place Christian Academy Crusaders vs. Prairie View Academy Spartans
The Park Place Christian Academy Crusaders will head out to challenge the Prairie View Academy Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Park Place Christian Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Humphreys Academy, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Park Place Christian Academy was ranked 15th). Park Place Christian Academy came up short against Humphreys Academy on Friday, falling 36-12. The Crusaders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Prairie View Academy hadn't done well against Tallulah Academy recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Everything went Prairie View Academy's way against Tallulah Academy as Prairie View Academy made off with a 35-14 victory. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won four games by 21 points or more so far this season.
Hayden Little was his usual excellent self, rushing for 167 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, while also throwing for 87 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 100.9 rushing yards per game. Peyton Robinson also helped out as he racked up 107 rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Prairie View Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 294 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 162 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
Park Place Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Prairie View Academy, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Park Place Christian Academy suffered a grim 40-20 defeat to Prairie View Academy in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Little, who rushed for 275 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Now that Park Place Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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