The Calhoun Academy Cavaliers will square off against the Faith Christian Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Calhoun Academy has five straight wins, Faith Christian has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Calhoun Academy will head into Friday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 38) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 29-26 victory over Orangeburg Prep.
Calhoun Academy's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Chase Strickland, who rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns, and Colt Layton, who rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Strickland is now averaging an impressive 101.8 rushing yards per game.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 8-8 at halftime, Faith Christian was not quite Patrick Henry Academy's equal in the second half on Friday. They fell 29-20 to the Patriots.
Calhoun Academy's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Faith Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Calhoun Academy strolled past Faith Christian when the teams last played back in August of 2017 by a score of 50-35. Will Calhoun Academy repeat their success, or does Faith Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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