The Montgomery Academy Eagles will face off against the Houston Academy Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Montgomery Academy is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Saint James: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Montgomery Academy blew Saint James out of the water with a 35-8 final score. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Eagles had established a 20 point advantage.
Montgomery Academy found their leader in underclassman Reid Mcbride, who threw for 145 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown. Braden Gordon was Mcbride's top target, picking up 47 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Montgomery Academy's defense made their presence known, laying out Chase Perry. seven times. The heavy lifting was done by Gordon and Knox Wingate who racked up all seven sacks between them. Gordon also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up five sacks and making ten total tackles (7.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Houston Academy made easy work of Pike County on Friday and carried off a 31-7 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Raiders.
Houston Academy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Kadyn Mitchell out in front who threw for 182 yards and two touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 48 yards. Riggs Hickey was Mitchell's top target, rushing for 36 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 41 receiving yards.
Houston Academy's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Brayden Eubanks and Andrew Gil. Eubanks' also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, defending a pass and snagging an interception.
Montgomery Academy's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Houston Academy, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
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