Football Preview: Franklin Academy Cougars vs. Calhoun Academy Cougars
The Franklin Academy Cougars will venture away from home to face off against the Calhoun Academy Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Franklin Academy is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Franklin Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Christian Collegiate Academy, who was ranked 21st at the time (Franklin Academy was ranked 14th). Franklin Academy was dealt a 62-6 loss at the hands of Christian Collegiate Academy on Friday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Calhoun Academy). They blew past Kemper Academy, posting a 64-14 victory. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Cougars with their most commanding win of the season.
Layton Logan continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 130 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 102.3 rushing yards per game. Another back making a difference was Bronnor Bingham, who rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown.
Calhoun Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 383 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
Calhoun Academy's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB 15 times. Bryce Penick led the group effort, picking up four of those sacks all by himself.
Franklin Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Calhoun Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season.
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