The Calvary Academy Lions are taking a road trip to square off against Prestonwood Christian North at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Calvary Academy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with seven straight defeats, while Prestonwood Christian North will come in with six straight wins.
Calvary Academy played against Fellowship Academy and lost via forfeit.
Last Friday, Prestonwood Christian North was fully in charge, breezing past Highlands 64-16. Considering Prestonwood Christian North has won six contests by more than 44 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Hayden Wood was his usual excellent self, rushing for 87 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, while also throwing for 30 yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 62 yards. Reid Thornberry was another key player, rushing for 65 yards and a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Prestonwood Christian North's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Leading the way was Rocco Leydig with two.
Prestonwood Christian North's victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 46.4 points. As for Calvary Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Calvary Academy was taken down by Prestonwood Christian North 54-8 in their previous meeting back in August of 2022. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wood, who threw for 136 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown. Now that Calvary Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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