The North River Christian Chargers will venture away from home to take on the Springwood Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North River Christian has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with 11 straight losses, while Springwood will come in with five straight wins.
North River Christian is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Russell Christian Academy on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. North River Christian was dealt a 68-8 defeat at the hands of Russell Christian Academy.
Meanwhile, Springwood faced Macon-East Montgomery Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Springwood took their match at home with ease, bagging an 85-54 victory over Macon-East Montgomery Academy. Considering the Wildcats have won five games by more than 29 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Cj Johnson, who rushed for 423 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 17.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 36 receiving yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an incredible 90 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Springwood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 524 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
North River Christian's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Springwood, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
North River Christian took a serious blow against Springwood in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 49-20. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point North River Christian was down 36-6.
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