It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Prince Avenue Christian had no problem doing just that on Friday. Everything went their way against the Calvary Day Cavaliers as they made off with a 61-39 victory. The Wolverines might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by 22 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Andrew Beard, who rushed for 361 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Ben Musser was another key player, rushing for 67 yards and a touchdown.
Prince Avenue Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 437 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Several Cavaliers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Thomas Blackshear, who picked up 176 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. With that strong performance, Blackshear is now averaging an impressive 104.2 receiving yards per game. Another player making a difference was James Mobley, who threw for 284 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes.
Prince Avenue Christian is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 35.4 points. As for Calvary Day, their loss ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-2.
Prince Avenue Christian will take on North Cobb Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with North Cobb Christian sitting on five straight wins and Prince Avenue Christian on seven. Calvary Day does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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