The Donelson Christian Academy Wildcats will challenge the Friendship Christian Commanders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Donelson Christian Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let Tipton-Rosemark Academy onto the board and left with a 38-0 win. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 114th, while the Rebels are ranked 237th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mitchell Carey was his usual excellent self, throwing for 259 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 35 yards and two touchdowns. Grayson Scragg also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Donelson Christian Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Dominic Davis.
Meanwhile, Friendship Christian took their match last Friday with ease, bagging a 47-14 victory over King's Academy. The Commanders pushed the score to 34-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Lions had little chance of recovering from.
Jayden Mcgowan continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 158 yards and three touchdowns.
Donelson Christian Academy's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 48.6 points per game. As for Friendship Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Donelson Christian Academy has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 178.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Friendship Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 235.7. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Donelson Christian Academy strolled past Friendship Christian in their previous meeting back in August by a score of 15-0. Will Donelson Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Friendship Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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