Football Preview: North Cobb Christian Eagles vs. Prince Avenue Christian Wolverines
The North Cobb Christian Eagles will head out to face off against the Prince Avenue Christian Wolverines at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with North Cobb Christian sitting on five straight wins and Prince Avenue Christian on seven.
North Cobb Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They skirted past Savannah Christian 30-27.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead North Cobb Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Teddy Jarrard, who threw for 327 yards and three touchdowns. Jarrard is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last five games he's played. Dj Huggins also helped out as he racked up 119 receiving yards.
Special teams also played a big role in the game for North Cobb Christian, adding 12 points to the final score. All those points came courtesy of Daniel Rivera: he added nine points with three field goals, and another three kicking extra points.
One reason for the win was North Cobb Christian's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Raymond Dixon was especially locked on to Savannah Christian's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Prince Avenue Christian's offense rose to the challenge against a Cavaliers defense that boasted an average of only 13 points allowed on Friday. Prince Avenue Christian was the clear victor by a 61-39 margin over Calvary Day. The Wolverines might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by 22 points or more this season.
Prince Avenue Christian found their leader in sophomore Andrew Beard, who rushed for 361 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry. Those 361 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Beard. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Musser, who rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown.
Prince Avenue Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 437 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Prince Avenue Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.7 points per game. As for North Cobb Christian, they pushed their record up to 11-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
We should be in store for an exciting game as North Cobb Christian and Prince Avenue Christian have no problem gaining yardage. North Cobb Christian has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 356.2 total yards per game. However, it's not like Prince Avenue Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 435. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
North Cobb Christian took a serious blow against Prince Avenue Christian when the teams last played back in November of 2018, falling 48-20. Thankfully for North Cobb Christian, Brock Vandagriff (who rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 140 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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