After each having a week off, the Columbia Academy Bulldogs and the Nashville Christian Eagles will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Columbia Academy sitting on five straight victories and Nashville Christian on nine.
Columbia Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup last Friday. They claimed a resounding 47-13 win over Donelson Christian Academy. Considering the Bulldogs have won nine contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Montae Baldwin was his usual excellent self, rushing for 207 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September. Harrison Brownlee also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Columbia Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 333 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive games.
Columbia Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Jackson Usherwood led the group effort, picking up three of those interceptions all by himself.
Meanwhile, Nashville Christian has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 11.33 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit last Friday. They blew past Jackson Christian 62-34. The result was nothing new for Nashville Christian, who have now won ten matches by 23 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Jared Curtis, who threw for 235 yards and six touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 3.2 passing touchdowns per game. Another player making a difference was Zane Crampton, who picked up 104 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Columbia Academy is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.8 points per game. As for Nashville Christian, they pushed their record up to 11-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Columbia Academy took a serious blow against Nashville Christian in their previous meeting back in October, falling 45-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Curtis, who rushed for 78 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 371 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73% of his passes. Now that Columbia Academy knows 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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