On Friday, Greenfield faced New Heights Christian Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Greenfield Wildcats came out on top against the New Heights Christian Academy Cougars by a score of 40-32. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Austin Pickett had a dynamite game for Greenfield, rushing for 277 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry, and also throwing for 85 yards and two touchdowns. Andrew Mays was in the mix as well, providing Greenfield with two touchdowns.
Greenfield's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Pickett and Jaxin Knotts. Another thorn in New Heights Christian Academy's side was Zachary C Boyd, who picked up a sack and made ten total tackles.
Greenfield's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-1. As for New Heights Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 2-1.
Greenfield will look to defend their home field on Friday against Lockwood at 7:00 p.m. Lockwood knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 point or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Greenfield likes a good challenge. As for New Heights Christian Academy, they will square off against Liberal at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. New Heights Christian Academy is facing Liberal at the right time seeing as Liberal is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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