The Harrells Christian Academy Crusaders will square off against the Wake Prep Academy Guardians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, Harrells Christian Academy didn't have too much trouble with Wayne Christian on the road as they won 23-7.
Harrells Christian Academy found their leader in underclassman Demetrius Jones, who rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Jones got the majority of those yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible76 yards. Chamani Newton handled things on the ground, rushing for 89 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Meanwhile, Wake Prep Academy can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Friday. They blew past GRACE Christian 33-8.
Nicholas Crosby was a one-man wrecking crew for Wake Prep Academy as he rushed for 218 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. With that strong performance, Crosby is now averaging an impressive 125 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Chase Yelverton, who rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Wake Prep Academy's defense and their six sacks. GRACE Christian's QB won't forget Sean-Jacob Bethea anytime soon given he sacked him five times. Bethea also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up five sacks, making 12 total tackles (7.0 for loss), and defending a pass.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wake Prep Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 414 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
The win got Harrells Christian Academy back to even at 1-1. As for Wake Prep Academy, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
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