The Calhoun Academy Cougars will square off against the Franklin Academy Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Calhoun Academy's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Franklin Academy has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Calhoun Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Kemper Academy, posting a 64-14 win. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 27 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Layton Logan, who rushed for 130 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 102.3 rushing yards per game. Bronnor Bingham was another key back, rushing for 69 yards and a touchdown.
Calhoun Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 383 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Calhoun Academy's defense and their 15 sacks. Bryce Penick led the group effort, picking up four of those sacks all by himself.
Meanwhile, Franklin Academy is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Christian Collegiate Academy. Franklin Academy was outmatched by Christian Collegiate Academy at home and fell 62-6.
The victory got Calhoun Academy back to even at 5-5. As for Franklin Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
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