The Macon-East Montgomery Academy Knights will venture away from home to take on the Southern Prep Academy Fighting Rangers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Macon-East Montgomery Academy has three straight victories, Southern Prep Academy has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Macon-East Montgomery Academy's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed two weeks ago. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Meadowview Christian 52-0 on the road. Fans of the Knights have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Thad Mckinney had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 126 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 90 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Macon-East Montgomery Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 223 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
One reason for the win was Macon-East Montgomery Academy's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Cole Streetman was especially locked on to Meadowview Christian's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Southern Prep Academy faced Cornerstone Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Southern Prep Academy was beaten by Cornerstone Christian 56-8.
Macon-East Montgomery Academy's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-0. As for Southern Prep Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Macon-East Montgomery Academy has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 365.7 total yards per game. It's a different story for Southern Prep Academy, though, as they've been averaging only 238. Will Macon-East Montgomery Academy be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will Southern Prep Academy flip the script? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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