Football Preview: Nashville Christian Eagles vs. Columbia Academy Bulldogs
Nashville Christian has won seven straight games at home, while Columbia Academy has won seven straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. After each having a week off, both will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 3:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Nashville Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup last Friday. They claimed a resounding 62-34 victory over Jackson Christian. Given Nashville Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while Jackson Christian is ranked 85th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jared Curtis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 235 yards and six touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushing for 108 yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 3.2 passing touchdowns per game. Another player making a difference was Zane Crampton, who picked up 104 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Columbia Academy was fully in charge last Friday, breezing past Donelson Christian Academy 47-13. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 33-13.
Montae Baldwin was his usual excellent self, rushing for 207 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 81 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Harrison Brownlee, who rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown.
Columbia Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Jackson Usherwood led the group effort, picking up three of those interceptions all by himself.
Columbia Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 333 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
Columbia Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.8 points. As for Nashville Christian, their win bumped their record up to 11-1.
Everything came up roses for Nashville Christian against Columbia Academy in their previous meeting back in October, as the squad secured a 45-7 victory. In that game, Nashville Christian amassed a halftime lead of 29-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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