After a string of eight wins dating back to last season, Providence Athletic Club's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of the Northside Christian Academy Crusaders by a score of 14-12. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Panthers came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked second, while the Crusaders are ranked 154th).
Although Providence Athletic Club took the loss, they still got scores from Jance Lamb and Cam Youmans.
Providence Athletic Club wouldn't let Northside Christian Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Providence Athletic Club can thank Kyler Barkley and Caleb Carter for forcing both of them.
Northside Christian Academy can attribute much of their success to Sam Burks, who rushed for 39 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 53 receiving yards.
Having lost for the first time this season, Providence Athletic Club fell to 7-1. As for Northside Christian Academy, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-1.
Providence Athletic Club will be playing at home against Harvest Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Northside Christian Academy, they will head out on the road to square off against Orangeburg Prep at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Northside Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.8 points per game this season.
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