On Friday, Sherwood Christian Academy faced David Emanuel Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Sherwood Christian Academy Eagles took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 50-6 victory over the David Emanuel Academy Eagles. The win was just business as usual For Sherwood Christian Academy, who after four games remain undefeated this season.
Tripp Roberts was his usual excellent self, throwing for 85 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 42 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Sherwood Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 219 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Another reason for the win was Sherwood Christian Academy's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Dallas Williams and David Albano who racked up six sacks between them.
Sherwood Christian Academy's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for David Emanuel Academy, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sherwood Christian Academy has the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Georgia Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. As for David Emanuel Academy, they will host Fullington Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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