The Community Christian Cyclones will play host again on Monday to welcome the Pungo Christian Academy Raiders, where kickoff is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Community Christian's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Triangle Math & Science 48-0 at home. The contest marked the Cyclones' most dominant win of the season.
Stephen Edwards had a dynamite game for Community Christian, rushing for 101 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries. Jamison Harrell was another key player, gaining 112 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Community Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 277 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 236.3.
Meanwhile, Pungo Christian Academy faced Northeast Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Pungo Christian Academy breezed by Northeast Academy at home to the tune of 57-6. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 24 points or more this season.
Pungo Christian Academy wouldn't let Northeast Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Pungo Christian Academy can thank Austin Gibbs and Jackson Walker for forcing both of them. Walker is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Community Christian has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Pungo Christian Academy, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-1.
Monday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Community Christian has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 235.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Pungo Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 241.4. It's looking like Monday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Community Christian beat Pungo Christian Academy 22-14 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Community Christian repeat their success, or does Pungo Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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