The Notre Dame Academy Irish Wolfhounds will face off against the Community Christian Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Notre Dame Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Georgia's top teams: Fideles Christian, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Notre Dame Academy was ranked 25th). Notre Dame Academy fell 60-50 to Fideles Christian on Friday. One positive for the Irish Wolfhounds, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, everything went Community Christian's way against New Creation Christian Academy two weeks ago as Community Christian made off with a 40-14 win. With the Knights ahead 28-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Community Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Aurelius Brooks, who threw for 173 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 passes. Aiden Burton was Brooks' top target, picking up 91 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Notre Dame Academy now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Community Christian, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Notre Dame Academy took their win against Community Christian in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 36-12. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Community Christian's Isaiah Lee, who rushed for 161 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Notre Dame Academy still be able to contain Lee? There's only one way to find out.
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