After two games on the road, American Christian Academy is heading back home. They will take on the Booker T. Washington Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Alabama (American Christian Academy is ranked 124th, while Booker T. Washington is ranked 112th).
Two weeks ago, American Christian Academy beat Montevallo 18-6.
American Christian Academy relied on the efforts of Jackson Willingham, who rushed for 100 yards, and Kai Young, who threw for 144 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, things were looking good for Booker T. Washington after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They took a 29-16 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pike Road. Booker T. Washington has not had much luck with Pike Road recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Booker T. Washington got a solid performance out of Javis Floyd, who gained 70 total yards and a touchdown.
American Christian Academy's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-2. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 0-10 Holt and 1-9 Dallas County (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 44.2% over those games). As for Booker T. Washington, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.
