Frederica Academy are on the road again on Friday to play the Pinewood Christian Patriots at 7:30 p.m.
Frederica Academy's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Bulloch Academy on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 14-0 to the Gators. Having soared to a lofty 41 points in the game before, Frederica Academy's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pinewood Christian). They took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 64-36 win over St. Andrew's. The score was close at the half, but the Patriots pulled away in the second half with 42 points.
Pinewood Christian's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Banks Booth, who rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. The dominant performance gave Booth a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Jojo Tippett, who rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Pinewood Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 370 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 82.6 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 197.3.
Pinewood Christian's defensive line made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. Tippett was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself.
Frederica Academy's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Pinewood Christian, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-6 record.
Frederica Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Pinewood Christian in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 54-49 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Frederica Academy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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