Two dominant backs in Tony O'Banner and Mikell Tucker Mathis are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Thomas Heyward Academy Rebels will be playing at home against the Patrick Henry Academy Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Thomas Heyward Academy's defense has only allowed 12 points per game this season, so Patrick Henry Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Thomas Heyward Academy's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Faith Christian 2-0. The two-point effort marked the Rebels' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Patrick Henry Academy had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 29-20 victory over Faith Christian on Friday. The score was all tied up 8-8 at the break, but the Patriots were the better team in the second half.
Mathis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 126 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 102 yards and two touchdowns on only eight passes.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Patrick Henry Academy's defense and their five sacks. Leading the way was Trey Adkins with two.
Thomas Heyward Academy's win was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Patrick Henry Academy, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Everything went Thomas Heyward Academy's way against Patrick Henry Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Thomas Heyward Academy made off with a 40-19 win. Will Thomas Heyward Academy repeat their success, or does Patrick Henry Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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