Football Preview: Founders Classical Academy Guardians vs. Prestonwood Christian North
The Founders Classical Academy Guardians will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Prestonwood Christian North at 7:30 p.m.
Last Thursday, Founders Classical Academy was beaten by Fannindel 57-6. The loss continues a trend for the Guardians in their matchups with the Falcons: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, while Prestonwood Christian North put up plenty of points last Friday, the same can't be said for Newman International Academy. Prestonwood Christian North blew past Newman International Academy 54-0 at home. Given Prestonwood Christian North's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 44th, while Newman International Academy is ranked 269th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Hayden Wood, who rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 30 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Prestonwood Christian North's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Mason Purcell.
Founders Classical Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Prestonwood Christian North, their victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-2.
Founders Classical Academy took a serious blow against Prestonwood Christian North in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 68-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wood, who rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 54 yards and a touchdown. Now that Founders Classical Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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