It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Nazarene Christian Academy can now relate to. They took a 54-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Prestonwood Christian North Prestonwood Christian North on Saturday. The Lions' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
When it comes to explaining why Nazarene Christian Academy lost, don't look at Aidan Adams. Despite the final result, he threw for 350 yards and five touchdowns, and also rushed for 31 yards. Adams also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making eight total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception. Carson Drury was in the mix as well, providing Nazarene Christian Academy with two touchdowns.
Nazarene Christian Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Alexander Neal and Adams. Adams also passed for 350 passing yards, which is notable because Nazarene Christian Academy is 7-2 when he posts at least 250 passing yards, but 1-2 otherwise. Nazarene Christian Academy got some further help from Luke Scarbrough: he made 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Prestonwood Christian North had a senior duo take command as Reid Thornberry gained 112 total yards and five touchdowns and Hayden Wood threw for 101 yards and three touchdowns on perfect 5-for-5 passing. Wood has been a model of consistency, as he's also now posted a passer rating of 175 or better in the last three games he's played.
Nazarene Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Prestonwood Christian North, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 10-2.
Nazarene Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Prestonwood Christian North, they will challenge Covenant Classical at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Covenant Classical knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Prestonwood Christian North likes a good challenge.
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