The Old Plank Christian Academy Defenders will stay at home for another week and welcome the Lighthouse Private Christian Academy Stingrays at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Old Plank Christian Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Lighthouse Private Christian Academy likes a good challenge.
Old Plank Christian Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They walked away with a 38-28 win over Cornerstone Charter Academy. The Defenders pushed the score to 38-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Ducks cut but never quite recovered from.
Troy Howell was his usual excellent self, rushing for 192 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 72 yards. Nicolas Barbosa also helped out as he racked up 116 rushing yards.
Old Plank Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 369 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Lighthouse Private Christian Academy made easy work of Orangewood Christian on Friday and carried off a 28-8 victory. The result was nothing new for the Stingrays, who have now won four matchups by 20 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Henry Johnson, who rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also caught a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Tristan Sanders did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 143 receiving yards.
Old Plank Christian Academy's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-4. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 41.0 points per game. As for Lighthouse Private Christian Academy, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
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