On Saturday Prestonwood Christian North will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will take on the Nazarene Christian Academy Lions at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Prestonwood Christian North is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They claimed a resounding 54-6 victory over Wylie Prep Academy. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Prestonwood Christian North considering their two-point performance the match before.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Prestonwood Christian North to victory, but perhaps none more so than Reid Thornberry, who rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 78 receiving yards and a touchdown. Thornberry got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 70 yards. Hayden Wood was another key player, gaining 121 total yards and a touchdown.
Prestonwood Christian North didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tyler Teague and Mason Purcell.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Nazarene Christian Academy). They took their contest on Saturday with ease, bagging a 74-33 win over Fellowship Academy. The victory was nothing new for the Lions as they're now sitting on four straight.
Gaddiel Nakitare continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 184 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Aidan Adams, who threw for 160 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes.
Nazarene Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 311 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Prestonwood Christian North pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 43.4 points. As for Nazarene Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 8-3.
Saturday's matchup will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Wood and Adams. Wood just won't slow down this season and has thrown 17 touchdowns (and no picks) while averaging 73.5 passing yards per game. Adams has been a dominant force too and has thrown 38 touchdowns while averaging 196.5 passing yards per game.
Prestonwood Christian North came up short against Nazarene Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in August, falling 58-54. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Nakitare, who rushed for 165 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. Now that Prestonwood Christian North knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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