The Cornerstone Christian Chargers are on the road again on Friday to play the Macon-East Montgomery Academy Knights at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Cornerstone Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Evangel Christian Academy, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Cornerstone Christian was ranked third). Cornerstone Christian walked away with a 34-26 victory over Evangel Christian Academy on Friday.
Cornerstone Christian had a senior duo take command as Noah Schober picked up 65 receiving yards and two touchdowns and Zeke Adams rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown. Adams' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 110 rushing yards.
Cornerstone Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Adams and Mason Hoehn.
Meanwhile, Macon-East Montgomery Academy's undefeated season came to an end after six games on Friday. They were beaten by Springwood 85-54. The loss put an end to the Knights' undefeated start to the season.
Even though they lost, Macon-East Montgomery Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 289 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Cornerstone Christian pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Macon-East Montgomery Academy, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Cornerstone Christian has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 232 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Macon-East Montgomery Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 244.8. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Cornerstone Christian took a serious blow against Macon-East Montgomery Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2017, falling 47-6. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Cornerstone Christian was down 41-0.
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