Football Game Preview: Mount Zion Christian Academy Mighty Warriors vs. East Chapel Hill Wildcats

By Team Reports Sep 25, 2024, 5:59am

Football Preview: Mount Zion Christian Academy Mighty Warriors vs. East Chapel Hill Wildcats

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The Mount Zion Christian Academy Mighty Warriors will head out to square off against the East Chapel Hill Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mount Zion Christian Academy will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.

Mount Zion Christian Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. The match between them and Cherokee wasn't particularly close, with Mount Zion Christian Academy falling 54-40. Even if the Mighty Warriors couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their offense, which had struggled int the games prior.

Despite their loss, Mount Zion Christian Academy saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Keegan Carroll, who rushed for 27 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 45 receiving yards, was perhaps the best of all. Robert Arnold also helped out with an impressive 102 receiving yards.

Meanwhile, East Chapel Hill was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of John Paul II Catholic by a score of 15-12. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 383rd, while the Saints are ranked fifth).

Mount Zion Christian Academy now has a losing record at 2-3. As for East Chapel Hill, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.

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