Christ Presbyterian Academy has gone 7-1 against Franklin Road Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions dukes it out withthe Franklin Road Academy Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are still undefeated (Christ Presbyterian Academy has 20 wins dating back to last season, while Franklin Road Academy has eight).
Two weeks ago, Christ Presbyterian Academy was fully in charge, breezing past Antioch 34-6 at home. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Bears are ranked 58th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rawls Patterson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 88 yards on only ten carries, while also catching a touchdown.
Christ Presbyterian Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Pierce Tassa and Chase Gregory. Christ Presbyterian Academy got some further help from Steele Chance: he picked up a sack and made nine total tackles.
Meanwhile, everything went Franklin Road Academy's way against Battle Ground Academy last Friday as Franklin Road Academy made off with a 39-14 win. Fans of the Panthers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Christ Presbyterian Academy pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Franklin Road Academy, their win bumped their record up to an identical 8-0.
Christ Presbyterian Academy took their victory against Franklin Road Academy in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 37-16. The rematch might be a little tougher for Christ Presbyterian Academy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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