The Montgomery Academy Eagles will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Alabama Christian Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Montgomery Academy is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Prattville Christian Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Montgomery Academy blew Prattville Christian Academy out of the water with a 34-6 final score. The Eagles pushed the score to 28-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Panthers had little chance of recovering from.
A big part of Montgomery Academy's win came down to the chemistry between Reid Mcbride and his top target D.J. Vinson. Mcbride threw for 281 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 passes while Vinson picked up 222 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Vinson torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 80 yards. Mac Benefield helped Mcbride out on the ground, rushing for 44 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Alabama Christian Academy). They claimed a resounding 71-38 victory over Slocomb on the road. With the Eagles ahead 50-22 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Montgomery Academy's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Alabama Christian Academy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-3.
Montgomery Academy came up short against Alabama Christian Academy when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 28-20. Can Montgomery Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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