The Green Street Academy Chargers will square off against the Fort Hill Sentinels at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Green Street Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Lewis a 38-0 shutout. The victory was nothing new for the Chargers as they're now sitting on three straight.
Green Street Academy's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Logan Stuckey, who rushed for 70 yards and two scores. Those two rushing touchdowns gave Stuckey a new career-high. Malachi Young was another key player, rushing for 41 yards and one touchdown.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Green Street Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 229 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter and that's exactly how it played out for Fort Hill on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Northern Garrett out of the water with a 42-0 final score. The Sentinels pushed the score to 35-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Huskies had no chance of recovering from.
Green Street Academy better keep an eye on Carson Bender. He was instrumental in Fort Hill's win, rushing for 105 yards and one TD on only five carries, while also picking up 48 receiving yards. Bender's longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Fort Hill didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off 18 passes before the game was over. Neek Taylor led the group effort, picking up six of those interceptions all by himself. Braelyn Younger also punched in three rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Fort Hill is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise.
Green Street Academy's record is now 8-3. As for Fort Hill, their record now sits at 7-3.
Green Street Academy took a serious blow against Fort Hill in their previous matchup back in October of 2019, falling 57-6. Can the Chargers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
