The Notre Dame Academy Irish Wolfhounds will face off against the Community Christian Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Notre Dame Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Georgia's top teams: Fideles Christian, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Notre Dame Academy was ranked 25th). Notre Dame Academy fell 60-50 to Fideles Christian on Friday. One positive for the Irish Wolfhounds, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Community Christian made easy work of New Creation Christian Academy two weeks ago and carried off a 40-14 win. With the Knights ahead 28-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Community Christian's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Aurelius Brooks, who threw for 173 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 passes. Aiden Burton was Brooks' top target, picking up 91 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Notre Dame Academy now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Community Christian, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything went Notre Dame Academy's way against Community Christian when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Notre Dame Academy made off with a 36-12 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Community Christian's Isaiah Lee, who rushed for 161 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Notre Dame Academy still be able to contain Lee? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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