The Columbia Academy Bulldogs will play host again on Friday to welcome the Donelson Christian Academy Wildcats, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Columbia Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Trinity Christian Academy 56-21. Considering the Bulldogs have won eight matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Montae Baldwin and Lekhy Thompkins. Baldwin had a great game and rushed for 193 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.7 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Thompkins was balling out in the loss, rushing for 110 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
Columbia Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 271 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
Columbia Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jax Jones and Jax Hickerson.
Meanwhile, Donelson Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Friendship Christian on Friday, taking the game 35-28. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Donelson Christian Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Mitchell Carey, who threw for 317 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. King Gardner helped Carey out on the ground, rushing for 80 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, while also picking up 79 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Donelson Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.9 points per game. As for Columbia Academy, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Columbia Academy has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 183.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Donelson Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 178.6. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Columbia Academy took their win against Donelson Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 28-7. Does Columbia Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Donelson Christian Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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