Football Recap: Christ's Church Academy Eagles vs. Mount Dora Christian Academy Bulldogs
Christ's Church Academy's offense rose to the challenge against a Bulldogs defense that boasted an average of only 8.88 points allowed on Friday. Everything went the Christ's Church Academy Eagles' way against the Mount Dora Christian Academy Bulldogs as the Christ's Church Academy Eagles made off with a 42-21 win. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won five games by 21 points or more so far this season.
Christ's Church Academy found their leader in underclassman Kyree Wilson, who rushed for 279 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 46 receiving yards. With that strong performance, Wilson is now averaging an impressive 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game. Drew Zak was another key player, throwing for 205 yards and a touchdown while completing 76.9% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Christ's Church Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 325 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in 15 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Christ's Church Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Zion Green and Zakhari Greene. Another thorn in Mount Dora Christian Academy's side was Connor Murray, who picked up a sack, made 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Christ's Church Academy's record now sits at 6-0. As for Mount Dora Christian Academy, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Christ's Church Academy will head out to face off against Providence School at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,010 yards in their previous games. As for Mount Dora Christian Academy, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Master's Academy at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th.
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