First Baptist School and Northwood Academy are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The First Baptist School Hurricanes will head out to face off against the Northwood Academy Chargers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
First Baptist School is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They came up short against Porter-Gaud, falling 59-35. While losing is never fun, the Hurricanes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 215th, while the Cyclones are ranked 94th).
Despite the defeat, First Baptist School got top-tier performance from Tanner Swisher, who threw for 199 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Walker Traxler, who picked up 90 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, First Baptist School was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 434 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Northwood Academy is still undefeated this season after their match against Pinewood Prep on Friday, but Pinewood Prep came as close as anyone has to beating them. Northwood Academy had just enough and edged Pinewood Prep out 24-21. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Chargers have posted since August 18, 2023.
First Baptist School's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Northwood Academy, their record is now 3-0.
First Baptist School took a serious blow against Northwood Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 67-24. Can First Baptist School avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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