After both having extra time off, the Whitefield Academy WolfPack and the North Cobb Christian Eagles will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Whitefield Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.2 points per game this season.
Whitefield Academy is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 49 points back in October, they were much more limited against Fellowship Christian on November 1st. They were outmatched by the Paladins on the road and fell 44-7. The WolfPack have struggled against the Paladins recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
The losing side was boosted by Mason Hollingsworth, who rushed for 119 yards while picking up 7.4 yards per carry.
Meanwhile, North Cobb Christian waltzed into their contest back in October with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victor by a 44-24 margin over the Panthers. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 30-10.
Teddy Jarrard was his usual excellent self, throwing for 285 yards and five touchdowns while completing 82.6% of his passes. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Dj Huggins, who picked up 141 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
The defeat snapped Whitefield Academy's winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 7-3 record. As for North Cobb Christian, their win bumped their record up to 9-1.
Whitefield Academy beat North Cobb Christian 28-18 when the teams last played back in September of 2021. Will Whitefield Academy repeat their success, or does North Cobb Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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