The Pungo Christian Academy Raiders will venture away from home to square off against the Community Christian Cyclones at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Pungo Christian Academy will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Pungo Christian Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: Northeast Academy, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Pungo Christian Academy was ranked 12th). Pungo Christian Academy claimed a resounding 57-6 victory over Northeast Academy at home. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 50-6.
Pungo Christian Academy wouldn't let Northeast Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Pungo Christian Academy can thank Austin Gibbs and Jackson Walker for forcing both of them. Walker is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Community Christian never let their opponents score on Thursday. They blew past Triangle Math & Science 48-0 at home. That 48 point margin sets a new team best for the Cyclones this season.
Stephen Edwards had a dynamite game for Community Christian, rushing for 101 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamison Harrell, who gained 112 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Community Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 277 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Pungo Christian Academy's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Community Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
Monday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Pungo Christian Academy has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 241.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Community Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 235.8. It's looking like Monday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Pungo Christian Academy came up short against Community Christian when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 22-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Community Christian's Jack Beamon, who picked up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that Pungo Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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