The Park Place Christian Academy Crusaders are taking a road trip to face off against the Newton County Academy Generals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Park Place Christian Academy will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Park Place Christian Academy will head into Friday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a three-point loss in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against Kemper Academy on Friday. Park Place Christian Academy blew past Kemper Academy 34-14. The win was some much needed relief for the Crusaders as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Newton County Academy entered their tilt with Christian Collegiate Academy on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Bulldogs 41-14 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Generals, who have now won six contests by 27 points or more so far this season.
Newton County Academy relied on the efforts of Ty Thrash, who gained 213 total yards and four touchdowns, and Cooper Savell, who rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns. Thrash's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 113 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Newton County Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 289 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in 24 consecutive games dating back to last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Newton County Academy's defense and their six sacks. Christian Collegiate Academy's QB won't forget Harrison Wall anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Park Place Christian Academy's record is now 4-5. As for Newton County Academy, they pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Park Place Christian Academy was dealt a bruising 42-8 defeat at the hands of Newton County Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Park Place Christian Academy, Hunter Scarbrough (who rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also picked up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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