The Fullington Academy Trojans will take on the Sherwood Christian Academy Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Fullington Academy comes in on three and Sherwood Christian Academy on five.
Last Friday, Fullington Academy beat Grace Christian Academy 36-26.
Fullington Academy relied on the efforts of Aidan Hill, who rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry, and Blake Hendrickson, who rushed for 67 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
Meanwhile, Sherwood Christian Academy faced Westwood in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Sherwood Christian Academy walked away with a 40-30 win over Westwood. The 40-point effort marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Tripp Roberts continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 181 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries, while also throwing for 128 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 106.4 rushing yards per game. Qwinton Murray was Roberts' top target, picking up 91 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sherwood Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 254 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Fullington Academy's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Sherwood Christian Academy, their win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Fullington Academy has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 202 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Sherwood Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 210. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Fullington Academy was taken down by Sherwood Christian Academy 38-0 in their previous matchup back in August of 2019. Can Fullington Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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