Central Christian has gone 4-0 against New Creation Christian Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Central Christian Crusaders will face off against the New Creation Christian Academy Crusaders at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Central Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Georgia's top teams: Lafayette Christian, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Central Christian was ranked 23rd). Central Christian fell just short of Lafayette Christian by a score of 19-16 on Friday. While the Crusaders didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Cougars 8-7 in the first quarter.
Although Central Christian took the loss, they still got scores from Bradley Marsh and Reese Kramer.
Even though they lost, Central Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 183 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, a win for New Creation Christian Academy just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Young Americans Christian, falling 48-7. The Crusaders haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Central Christian dropped their record down to 2-6 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for New Creation Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Everything came up roses for Central Christian against New Creation Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 49-6 victory. Will Central Christian repeat their success, or does New Creation Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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