The Piedmont Academy Cougars will challenge the Lakeview Academy Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Piedmont Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Lakeview Academy will be coming in after a defeat.
On Friday, Piedmont Academy earned an 18-10 win over Athens Christian.
Piedmont Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Bryson Dudley and Camden Moss.
Meanwhile, Lakeview Academy's game on Friday was all tied up 14-14 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell 21-14 to Loganville Christian Academy.
Piedmont Academy will have to contain Kyari Burch as he made an impact in Lakeview Academy's last game. He rushed for 109 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Don't try to pin the team's loss on the defense: they kept the trenches locked down and allowed a mere 2.7 yards per carry. The team can thank Burch for the heroic effort on defense: he. Lakeview Academy's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 4.7.
Piedmont Academy pushed their record up to 6-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.3 points on average over those games. As for Lakeview Academy, their record is now 5-5.
Piedmont Academy was dealt a bruising 34-7 loss at the hands of Lakeview Academy when the teams last played back in August. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Burch, who rushed for 95 yards and one score on only nine carries, and also threw for 194 yards and one TD. Now that the Cougars know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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