Hilton Head Christian Academy has gone 3-0 against Pinewood Prep recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Hilton Head Christian Academy Eagles will face off against the Pinewood Prep Panthers at 7:30 p.m. That game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Reid Mccollum and Asa Windham.
Hilton Head Christian Academy is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Hammond just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They were dealt a 55-21 defeat at the hands of the Skyhawks. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Skyhawks are ranked 25th).
Although Hilton Head Christian Academy took the loss, they still got scores from Harry Cunningham, Harrison Arnholt, and Arnholt.
Meanwhile, Pinewood Prep blew past Camden Military, posting a 49-6 win at home. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Windham continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 76 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 145 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 6-for-6 passing. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Hilton Head Christian Academy's loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-2. As for Pinewood Prep, they now also have a winning record of 3-2.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Hilton Head Christian Academy has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 273.4 passing yards per game. Pinewood Prep, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 157 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Hilton Head Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Pinewood Prep when the teams last played back in November of 2023, winning 42-30. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Windham, who threw for 136 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Hilton Head Christian Academy still be able to contain Windham? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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