A feisty cat fight will be fought when LIONS faces off against the Middle Tennessee Christian Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, Providence Christian Academy and Middle Tennessee Christian will really light up the scoreboard.
Providence Christian Academy's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed two weeks ago. They breezed by Ezell-Harding Christian at home to the tune of 43-0. Considering the LIONS have won three games by more than 19 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Middle Tennessee Christian). They walked away with a 37-30 win over King's Academy on Friday. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the Cougars were the better team in the second half.
Alie Bangura was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 201 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Shy Murphy was another key player, gaining 127 total yards and two touchdowns.
Middle Tennessee Christian wouldn't let King's Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Middle Tennessee Christian can thank Trey Youell and Bangura for forcing both of them.
Providence Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Middle Tennessee Christian, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-5 record.
Providence Christian Academy was taken down by Middle Tennessee Christian 41-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Providence Christian Academy, Eli Wilson (who rushed for 197 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also picked up 36 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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