Football Preview: Creekside Christian Academy Cougars vs. Lanier Christian Academy Lightning
The Creekside Christian Academy Cougars will take on the Lanier Christian Academy Lightning at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Creekside Christian Academy gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They won a contest that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Rock Springs Christian Academy 27-26.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Malcolm Courtland and Brandt Washington. Courtland had a solid game and rushed for 52 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Washington was balling out in the loss, rushing for 176 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 72 yards and a touchdown.
Creekside Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Lanier Christian Academy's game on Friday was all tied up 14-14 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They claimed a resounding 49-14 victory over Dominion Christian. Considering the Lightning have won four games by more than 26 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Noah Freeman continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 312 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 71 yards.
Creekside Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Lanier Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Creekside Christian Academy was taken down by Lanier Christian Academy 38-10 when the teams last played back in November of 2022. Can Creekside Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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