Both Hearts Academy (4-5) and Solid Rock Academy (8-2) have made it this far into the playoffs, but they square off this Friday to determine who is worthy to move on. It should turn out to be a fierce showdown as Solid Rock Academy is ranked 6th in the MaxPreps state rankings and Hearts Academy is ranked 8th.
Hearts Academy went up against Cherokee Christian last week. Hearts Academy got off to a good start with a 20-point offensive effort in the first half. That gave them a 20 - 8 advantage at the half. The offense kept at it in the second half and scored another 22. The game ended up being a comfortable 42 - 22 victory for Hearts Academy.
As for Solid Rock Academy, it has netted another blowout to add to its collection (now totaling four) after its most recent game. Everything went its way against New Creation Christian Academy last week as it secured a 44 - 0 win. Solid Rock Academy's offense might have been extra motivated to turn things around after difficulties scoring in its previous game.
Solid Rock Academy and Hearts Academy had some big point totals in their last games, so we'll see if they bring that energy into this game.
Playoff bracket for these teams
