Piedmont Academy has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on The Gatewood Gators at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Piedmont Academy comes in on a streak of failing to score more than nine points in their last three games, a trend the squad is of course eager to reverse.
Last Friday, Piedmont Academy had to suffer through a rough 42-3 loss at the hands of Brentwood. Piedmont Academy was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 26-3.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 14-14 at halftime, Gatewood was not quite Edmund Burke Academy's equal in the second half on Friday. Gatewood fell to Edmund Burke Academy 20-14.
Piedmont Academy's loss was their seventh straight on the road (dating back to last season), which dropped their overall record down to 2-6. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 7.4 points per game. As for Gatewood, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-2.
Piedmont Academy strolled past Gatewood in their previous meeting back in October of 2022 by a score of 42-28. Will Piedmont Academy repeat their success, or does Gatewood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
