Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Central Hinds Academy). They walked away with a 39-27 win over the Winston Academy Patriots on Friday. That's more bragging rights for the Cougars, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Central Hinds Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Casen Macke and Chalon Wren. Central Hinds Academy got some further help from Tuff Sistrunk: he picked up 1.5 sacks and made ten total tackles (2.5 for loss).
Despite the loss, Winston Academy still got an impressive performance from Jonah Hood, who rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown.
Central Hinds Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Winston Academy, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 5-3.
Central Hinds Academy has the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Tri-County Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tri-County Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past eight matchups -- so hopefully Central Hinds Academy likes a good challenge. As for Winston Academy, they will head out to face off against Wayne Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Winston Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.2 points per game this season.
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