The Florence Christian Eagles will face off against the Northside Christian Academy Crusaders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Florence Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.2 points per game this season.
Florence Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 48-19 victory over Camden Military at home. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Florence Christian relied on the efforts of Andrew Miller, who rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and Landon Feagin, who rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Miller also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making eight total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Florence Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 377 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Northside Christian Academy had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They came out on top against the Titans by a score of 28-20.
Sam Burks continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 167 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards.
Florence Christian's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Northside Christian Academy, their victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
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