High Point Christian Academy is 6-0 against North Raleigh Christian Academy since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The High Point Christian Academy Cougars will square off against the North Raleigh Christian Academy Knights at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, High Point Christian Academy blew past SouthLake Christian Academy, posting a 48-6 win on the road. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Eagles are ranked 346th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jaylen Moore was a one-man wrecking crew for High Point Christian Academy as he rushed for 200 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 carries. Toot Clay was in the mix as well, providing High Point Christian Academy with two receiving touchdowns touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, High Point Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 379 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
High Point Christian Academy's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Josh L. Smith was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for North Raleigh Christian Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. Everything went their way against Wake Prep Academy on Friday as North Raleigh Christian Academy made off with a 42-21 victory.
Joshua Brown had a dynamite game for North Raleigh Christian Academy, throwing for 200 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
North Raleigh Christian Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Graycen Jones and Cooper Herakovich. Another thorn in Wake Prep Academy's side was Charles Frazier, who picked up two sacks and made four total tackles (3.0 for loss).
The win made it two in a row for High Point Christian Academy and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for North Raleigh Christian Academy, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
High Point Christian Academy strolled past North Raleigh Christian Academy when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 28-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for High Point Christian Academy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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