Football Recap: Pee Dee Academy Golden Eagles vs. Florence Christian Eagles
Pee Dee Academy put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by the Florence Christian Eagles at home to the tune of 48-16. Fans of the Golden Eagles have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
It was another big night for Miles Trussell, who picked up 68 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Pee Dee Academy's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Colby Richardson and Tristan Heckman. The dominant performance gave Richardson a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pee Dee Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 239 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Although Florence Christian took the loss, they still got scores from Dawson Anderson and Landon Faegin.
Pee Dee Academy pushed their record up to 4-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Florence Christian, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pee Dee Academy will venture away from home to challenge St. John's Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Pee Dee Academy's defense has only allowed 10.8 points per game this season, so St. John's Christian Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Florence Christian, they are on the road again on Friday to play Williamsburg Academy at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Florence Christian focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
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