The Jacksonville Christian Academy Thunder will venture away from home to face off against the Cornerstone Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Jacksonville Christian Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven matchups -- so hopefully Cornerstone Christian likes a good challenge.
Jacksonville Christian Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Clay County Christian Academy, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Jacksonville Christian Academy was ranked tenth). Jacksonville Christian Academy blew past Clay County Christian Academy, posting a 52-12 victory at home. Considering the Thunder have won six contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Cornerstone Christian last Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Victory Christian out of the water with a 56-12 final score. With Cornerstone Christian ahead 42-6 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Colby Harrison continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 204 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per carry. He didn't just play on offense: he also made six total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defended a pass. Another player making a difference was Jess Nelson, who rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Cornerstone Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 391 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Cornerstone Christian wouldn't let Victory Christian keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Cornerstone Christian can thank Brody Barksdale and Bolton Lawton for forcing both of them. Barksdale is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last 11 games he's played dating back to last season.
Jacksonville Christian Academy pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Cornerstone Christian, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Jacksonville Christian Academy against Cornerstone Christian in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 46-7 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Nelson, who rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also picked up 74 receiving yards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Jacksonville Christian Academy still be able to contain Nelson? There's only one way to find out.
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