Football Preview: South Wake Lions vs. High Point Christian Academy Cougars
Two dominant in Josh Baker and Josh L. Smith are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. After each having a week off, the South Wake Lions and the High Point Christian Academy Cougars will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
South Wake is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering American Leadership Academy-Johnston just ended the team's three-game winning streak last Saturday. They took a hard 38-21 fall against the Patriots. The Lions were down 30-7 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, High Point Christian Academy put another one in the bag last Friday to keep their perfect season alive. In a tight game that could have gone either way, they made off with a 22-21 victory over Charlotte Country Day School. The 22-point effort marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
It was another big night for Jaylen Moore, who rushed for 179 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.5 yards per carry. Moore is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 137 every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Toot Clay, who picked up 126 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
High Point Christian 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 Landon Davis and Clay. Davis also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
High Point Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 206 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 206 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
South Wake's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for High Point Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
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