Football Recap: Decatur Heritage Christian Academy Eagles vs. Tharptown Wildcats
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Decatur Heritage Christian Academy). They blew past the Tharptown Wildcats 68-0 at home on Thursday. Considering the Eagles have won three contests by more than 21 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Decatur Heritage Christian Academy found their leader in underclassman Savarius Evans, who rushed for 131 yards and three touchdowns. Evans was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 60 yards. Levi Mcgee was another key player, rushing for 84 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Decatur Heritage Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 366 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Decatur Heritage Christian Academy's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-1. As for Tharptown, they are on a 12-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Decatur Heritage Christian Academy will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Falkville at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. As for Tharptown, they will square off against Vina at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Vina will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Tharptown surely won't give up without a fight.
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