The Wake Prep Academy Guardians will challenge the Nash Central Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Wake Prep Academy is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Bunn just ended the team's four-game winning streak last Friday. They took a blow against the Wildcats, falling 52-20. The Guardians were down 38-12 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Nash Central had taken Bunn down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Friday. The Bulldogs fell 27-21 to the Wildcats.
Although Nash Central took the loss, they still got scores from Avery Flowers, ZaQuez Britt, and Cole Ambrose.
Don't try to pin the team's loss on the defense: they kept the trenches locked down and allowed a mere 1.6 yards per carry. The team can thank Braylon Whitley for the heroic effort on defense: he. Nash Central's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 3.6.
Nash Central's defense didn't let Josiah Rice, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for six sacks. Kameron Tucker was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself. Flowers got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Wake Prep Academy's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-3. As for Nash Central, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
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