Covenant Academy will square off against the Westminster Schools of Augusta Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Covenant Academy came up short against Westminster Christian Academy and fell 16-8.
Despite the defeat, Covenant Academy got top-tier performance from Asa Wood, who rushed for 170 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Wood is now averaging an impressive 102.7 rushing yards per game.
Meanwhile, Westminster Schools of Augusta had already won nine in a row dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 38.9 points), and they went ahead and made it ten on Friday. They blew past the Hawks 54-24 at home.
Levi Murphey had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 206 yards and four touchdowns. That's the most total yards he has posted since back in October of 2023. Another player making a difference was Jedidiah Auter, who rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
Covenant Academy now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Westminster Schools of Augusta, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
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