The Escambia Academy Cougars will square off against the Macon-East Montgomery Academy Knights at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. Escambia Academy's defense has only allowed 13.3 points per game this season, so Macon-East Montgomery Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Escambia Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with a 27-14 win over Cornerstone Christian. The Cougars haven't had any issues with the Chargers recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Macon-East Montgomery Academy faced Evangel Christian Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Knights blew past the Lions 36-6. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by 30 points or more this season.
Macon-East Montgomery Academy found their leader in sophomore Brandon Fitch, who rushed for 48 yards and one score, and also threw for 109 yards and one TD.
Macon-East Montgomery Academy's run defense was locked in: Evangel Christian Academy could only muster 2.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Conner Wallace for the heroic effort on defense: he. Macon-East Montgomery Academy didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.6.
Macon-East Montgomery Academy's defense didn't let Donnell Harris, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for four sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Elliot Fitch and Colton McWhorter, who racked up all four sacks between them.
Macon-East Montgomery Academy's win bumped their record up to 12-0. As for Escambia Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 11-1.
Escambia Academy couldn't quite finish off Macon-East Montgomery Academy in their previous matchup back in October and fell 28-26. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fitch, who threw for 151 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also punched in one score on the ground. 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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