Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Wake). They walked away with a 26-19 victory over the Wake Christian Academy Bulldogs on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
South Wake's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Shane Gannon and Alex Pannell. Another thorn in Wake Christian Academy's side was Josh Baker, who picked up a sack and made 20 total tackles.
Although Wake Christian Academy took the loss, they still got scores from Anderson Mercer and Callum Lindsay.
The victory was the third in a row for South Wake, bringing their record for this year to 3-1. As for Wake Christian Academy, their defeat was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-2.
South Wake will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on American Leadership Academy-Johnston at 3:00 p.m. on September 21st. American Leadership Academy-Johnston has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 162 points over their last three matches. As for Wake Christian Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Louisburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Wake Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week as team gave up five on Friday.
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