After both having extra time off, the Canterbury Cougars and the IMG Academy Blue Ascenders will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Canterbury and eight for IMG Academy Blue dating back to last season.
Canterbury is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 56-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of Marathon.
Canterbury wouldn't let Marathon keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Gavin Brady was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 16.
Meanwhile, IMG Academy Blue came up short against Faith Christian last Thursday, falling 56-34.
IMG Academy Blue might have lost, but man, Max Stafford was a machine: he threw for 323 yards and four touchdowns while completing 79.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 35 yards. Max Jewett also helped out as he racked up 161 receiving yards.
Canterbury's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for IMG Academy Blue, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
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