After starting their season with three straight games on the road, Northwood Academy is finally coming home. They will welcome the First Baptist School Hurricanes at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Northwood Academy will be strutting in after a victory while First Baptist School will be coming in after a defeat.
Northwood Academy will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Pinewood Prep, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Northwood Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Pinewood Prep on Friday, sneaking past 24-21. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Chargers have posted since August 18, 2023.
Meanwhile, First Baptist School was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They came up short against Porter-Gaud, falling 59-35. While losing is never fun, the Hurricanes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 215th, while the Cyclones are ranked 94th).
First Baptist School might have lost, but man, Tanner Swisher was a machine: he threw for 199 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Walker Traxler, who picked up 90 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, First Baptist School was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 434 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Northwood Academy's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for First Baptist School, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything came up roses for Northwood Academy against First Baptist School when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as the team secured a 67-24 win. Does Northwood Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will First Baptist School turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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