Football Preview: Madison Highland Prep Heat vs. Scottsdale Christian Academy Eagles
Madison Highland Prep hasn't had much luck against Scottsdale Christian Academy recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Madison Highland Prep Heat are taking a road trip to face off against the Scottsdale Christian Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m.
Madison Highland Prep is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 43 points on October 4th, they were much more limited against Veritas Prep on Friday. They took a blow against the Falcons, falling 47-6.
Meanwhile, Scottsdale Christian Academy got themselves on the board against Valley Lutheran on Friday, but Valley Lutheran never followed suit. They breezed by the Flames at home to the tune of 56-0. Considering the Eagles have won three contests by more than 29 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The critical scores for Scottsdale Christian Academy came from Ethan Davidson, Harrison Gurash, Preston Tucker, Caleb Murphy, Albert Kassisieh, Caleb Randall, Isaiah Phifer, and Isaiah Steffen. The team also got some help courtesy of Sean Helgeson, who threw for 66 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Scottsdale Christian Academy's defense and their 13.5 sacks. The heavy lifting was done by London Olsen and Luke White, who racked up 7.5 sacks between them. Olsen is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
Madison Highland Prep's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Scottsdale Christian Academy, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Madison Highland Prep was dealt a bruising 68-12 defeat at the hands of Scottsdale Christian Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Madison Highland Prep, Andrew Trapp (who picked up 134 receiving yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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