Johnson Ferry Christian Academy is 7-2 against Horizon Christian Academy since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Johnson Ferry Christian Academy Saints will be playing in front of their home fans against the Horizon Christian Academy Warriors at 7:30 p.m.
Johnson Ferry Christian Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Georgia's top teams: Unity Christian, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Johnson Ferry Christian Academy was ranked 14th). Johnson Ferry Christian Academy took a blow against Unity Christian on Friday, falling 53-18. The Saints have struggled against the Lions recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Horizon Christian Academy). They blew past Notre Dame Academy 48-20 on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Warriors needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Horizon Christian Academy relied on the efforts of Carson Bedford, who threw for 162 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and Thomas Hair, who rushed for 29 yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Hair has posted since back in October of 2023. Luke Pagan also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Horizon Christian Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cooper Shefchunas and Nathan Gomez.
Johnson Ferry Christian Academy now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Horizon Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 2-6.
Johnson Ferry Christian Academy strolled past Horizon Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 50-34. Will Johnson Ferry Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Horizon Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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