On Friday, Fullington Academy faced Sherwood Christian Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Fullington Academy Trojans were dealt a 58-14 defeat at the hands of the Sherwood Christian Academy Eagles. The loss continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost three in a row.
Fullington Academy's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Will Sangster, who picked up 146 receiving yards and a touchdown. Another passer making a difference was Blake Hendrickson, who threw for 244 yards and two touchdowns.
Tripp Roberts was his usual excellent self, throwing for 534 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 12.7 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 82 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries for Sherwood Christian Academy. Qwinton Murray was Roberts' top target, picking up 175 receiving yards and four touchdowns.
The loss snapped Fullington Academy's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-3 record. As for Sherwood Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Fullington Academy will face off against Vidalia Heritage Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fullington Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.6 points per game this season. As for Sherwood Christian Academy, they will square off against Grace Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Sherwood Christian Academy also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 52 points per game.
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