On Friday, Evangel Christian Academy faced Cornerstone Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Evangel Christian Academy Lions took a 34-26 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cornerstone Christian Chargers. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Lions of the 44-20 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2023.
Even though they lost, Evangel Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
A big part of Cornerstone Christian's win came down to the chemistry between Zeke Adams and his top target Noah Schober. Adams rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown while Schober picked up 65 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Adams was even better on defense, picking up a sack and making ten total tackles (2.0 for loss) in addition to snagging two interceptions.
This is the second loss in a row for Evangel Christian Academy and nudges their season record down to 4-4. As for Cornerstone Christian, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 8-0.
Evangel Christian Academy will stay at home for another week and welcome Lakeside School at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Cornerstone Christian, they are on the road again on Friday to play Macon-East Montgomery Academy at 7:00 p.m. Macon-East Montgomery Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53 points per game this season.
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