The Springwood Wildcats will face off against the North River Christian Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Springwood has five straight victories, North River Christian has 11 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Springwood is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Macon-East Montgomery Academy, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Springwood was ranked eighth). Springwood claimed a resounding 85-54 win over Macon-East Montgomery Academy at home. Considering the Wildcats have won five matches by more than 29 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Cj Johnson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 423 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 17.6 yards per carry, and also picking up 36 receiving yards and a touchdown. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 90-yard run.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Springwood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 524 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, a victory for North River Christian just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Russell Christian Academy 68-8.
Springwood's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for North River Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
Everything came up roses for Springwood against North River Christian in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 49-20 victory. In that game, Springwood amassed a halftime lead of 36-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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