Football Preview: Northpoint Christian Trojans vs. Grace Christian Academy Rams
Two dominant backs in Damontae' Dillard #22 Rb / Slot and Terrion Thomas are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Northpoint Christian Trojans will challenge the Grace Christian Academy Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northpoint Christian's defense has only allowed 12.9 points per game this season, so Grace Christian Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Northpoint Christian didn't have too much trouble with Evangelical Christian as they won 31-14.
Dillard #22 Rb / Slot continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 183 yards and three touchdowns. Northpoint Christian also got a significant boost from Justin Henderson, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 108 yards.
Northpoint Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 391 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Northpoint Christian wouldn't let Evangelical Christian keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Northpoint Christian can thank Braden Chapman and Knox Cascio for forcing both of them.
Despite a strong season so far, Grace Christian Academy has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They were beaten by Boyd-Buchanan 51-21 on Friday. The match marked the Rams' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Grace Christian Academy might have lost, but man, Thomas was a machine: he rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 77 receiving yards and a touchdown. Thomas is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played.
Northpoint Christian has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 29.8 points per game. As for Grace Christian Academy, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-2.
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