Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Frederica Academy). They breezed by the Pinewood Christian Patriots on the road to the tune of 59-20 on Friday. Frederica Academy pushed the score to 45-20 by the end of the third, a deficit Pinewood Christian had little chance of recovering from.
Frederica Academy found their leader in underclassman Stanton Beverly, who rushed for 242 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 52 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Beverly a new career-high in rushing yards.
Frederica Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jaylen Baldwin and Wood Watson. Watson also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Frederica Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 486 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Despite the defeat, Pinewood Christian had strong showings from Banks Booth, who rushed for 42 yards and two touchdowns, and Maddux Lewis, who picked up 103 receiving yards and a touchdown. Lewis torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 75 yards.
Frederica Academy's record is now 3-5. As for Pinewood Christian, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-7 record this season.
Frederica Academy will be playing at home against St. Andrew's at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Andrew's is coming into the contest with four straight losses on the road, meaning Frederica Academy will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Pinewood Christian, they will venture away from home to face off against Bulloch Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bulloch Academy will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Pinewood Christian surely won't give up without a fight.
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