The Stratford Academy Eagles will challenge the Pinewood Christian Patriots at 7:30 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.
Stratford Academy's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Calvary Christian 56-0 at home. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Stratford Academy relied on the efforts of Connor Fitzpatrick, who rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and Tyler Stephens, who rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns.
Fitzpatrick wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Stratford Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 203 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Calvary Christian only rushed for -18.
Meanwhile, Pinewood Christian lost to Brentwood on the road by a 67-48 margin on Friday.
Despite the loss, Pinewood Christian got top-tier performance from Banks Booth, who rushed for 109 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 338 yards and three touchdowns while completing 74.3% of his passes. JoJo Tippett was Booth's top target, picking up 123 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 43 yards and a touchdown.
Stratford Academy's victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-0. As for Pinewood Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
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