The Northpoint Christian Trojans will venture away from home to challenge the St. George's Gryphons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Northpoint Christian's defense has only allowed 12.4 points per game this season, so St. George's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Northpoint Christian will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 35) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged University School of Jackson out 24-21.
It was another big night for Damontae' Dillard #22 Rb / Slot, who rushed for 194 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Justin Henderson was another key rusher, rushing for 90 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
Meanwhile, St. George's was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a blow against Lausanne Collegiate, falling 38-7. While losing is never fun, the Gryphons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 259th, while the Lynx are ranked 44th).
Northpoint Christian now has a winning record of 4-3. As for St. George's, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Everything came up roses for Northpoint Christian against St. George's when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 56-13 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northpoint Christian since the squad 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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