The Tipton-Rosemark Academy Rebels are taking a road trip to square off against the Donelson Christian Academy Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tipton-Rosemark Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.7 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Tipton-Rosemark Academy beat First Assembly Christian 30-22. The Rebels pushed the score to 23-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Crusaders cut but never quite recovered from.
It was another big night for Nix Fullen, who rushed for 355 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 16.9 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 65 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominic Dotson, who rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown.
Tipton-Rosemark Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 429 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last four matchups, Donelson Christian Academy finally came back down to earth last Thursday. They were beaten by Nashville Christian 36-0. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Wildcats, who until this match were averaging 12.7 points allowed.
The loss snapped Donelson Christian Academy's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 8-2 record. As for Tipton-Rosemark Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Tipton-Rosemark Academy has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 262.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Donelson Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 178.6. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Tipton-Rosemark Academy was taken down by Donelson Christian Academy 34-6 in their previous matchup back in November of 2019. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Tipton-Rosemark Academy was down 28-6.
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