There's no place like home for Nazarene Christian Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They strolled past the Abilene Christian Panthers with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 55-36.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Nazarene Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Gaddiel Nakitare, who rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. Nakitare showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 50 yards. Carson Drury did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 82 receiving yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Nazarene Christian Academy's defensive line and their five sacks. Jake Scarbrough was especially locked on to Abilene Christian's QB and sacked him four times.
Nazarene Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Abilene Christian, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-3 record.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Harvest Christian Academy the next time they take the field. Nazarene Christian Academy will head out to face Harvest Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, while Abilene Christian will host them at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st.
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