Football Preview: Holy Spirit Prep Cougars vs. Covenant Academy
The Holy Spirit Prep Cougars will face off against Covenant Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Holy Spirit Prep is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Holy Spirit Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Georgia's top teams: Harvester Christian Academy, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Holy Spirit Prep was ranked 23rd). Holy Spirit Prep was beaten by Harvester Christian Academy 68-19 on Friday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Covenant Academy). They enjoyed a cozy 46-28 victory over St. Mary's Academy on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Covenant Academy.
Asa Wood was his usual excellent self, rushing for 242 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. He didn't just play on offense: he also made two total tackles and defended two passes. Another rusher making a difference was Westin Robinson, who rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Covenant Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 365 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Covenant Academy wouldn't let St. Mary's Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Covenant Academy can thank Seth Daugherty and Ashton Hartley for forcing both of them.
Holy Spirit Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Covenant Academy, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
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