Football Preview: Columbia Academy Bulldogs vs. Grace Christian Academy Lions
Columbia Academy has gone 5-0 against Grace Christian Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Columbia Academy Bulldogs will take on the Grace Christian Academy Lions at 7:00 p.m. Columbia Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.2 points per game this season.
Columbia Academy will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points on October 11th, then bounced right back against Mount Juliet Christian Academy on Friday. Columbia Academy claimed a resounding 42-7 victory over Mount Juliet Christian Academy. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won five contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
Montae Baldwin was his usual excellent self, rushing for 139 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 103 rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Harrison Brownlee, who gained 80 total yards and a touchdown.
Columbia Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Mac Jackson and Brownlee.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Grace Christian Academy took on Donelson Christian Academy on Friday. Grace Christian Academy fell to Donelson Christian Academy 32-27. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 241st, while the Wildcats are ranked 116th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Knox Lambert, who threw for 168 yards and three touchdowns. 84 of those passing yards were hauled in by Tucker Wolf, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Columbia Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Grace Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. Columbia Academy has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 194.9 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Grace Christian Academy, though, as they've been averaging only 92.8. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Everything came up roses for Columbia Academy against Grace Christian Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 49-14 win. In that game, Columbia Academy amassed a halftime lead of 28-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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