The Community Christian Knights will head out to face off against the Young Americans Christian Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Community Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Georgia's top teams: Augusta E, who was ranked 13th at the time (Community Christian was ranked 14th). The Knights took a 20-13 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 41 points in the game before, the Knights couldn't push the score so high this time.
The losing side was boosted by Fredrico Jones, who rushed for 40 yards and one TD, and also threw for 164 yards and one touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced one fumble and made five total tackles.
Even if they lost, Community Christian's defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Nathan Casper was especially locked on to Augusta E's QB and sacked him 2.5 times.
Meanwhile, Young Americans Christian made easy work of New Creation Christian Academy on Friday and carried off a 38-14 win. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Crusaders recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Community Christian better focus on containing Ben Allen and Gabe Campbell as the pair were huge in Young Americans Christian's win. Allen threw for 336 yards and five TDs on only 19 passes, while Campbell gained 163 total yards and three touchdowns. Allen's passing game has become a key predictor of Young Americans Christian's success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 110 or higher, but only 1-2 otherwise. Dylan Simmonds was Allen's top target, picking up 163 receiving yards and one score.
With the loss, Community Christian broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-2-1. As for Young Americans Christian, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Community Christian couldn't quite get it done against Young Americans Christian in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 as they fell 25-16. Thankfully for the Knights, Jayden Sigur (who rushed for 55 yards and one touchdown, and also threw for 23 yards and one TD) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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