The Escambia Academy Cougars will square off against the Cornerstone Christian Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Escambia Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 56-8 victory over Snook Christian Academy. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by 25 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Cornerstone Christian had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They came within six points of losing the streak, but they secured a 44-38 W against the Rebels.
Escambia Academy better keep an eye on Jackson Moore. He was instrumental in Cornerstone Christian's win, rushing for 340 yards and three scores while picking up 11.7 yards per carry. Moore was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 60 yards.
Cornerstone Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 482 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Cornerstone Christian's defensive line and their seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Grant Standifer and Jadia Dixon, who racked up all seven sacks between them. Thanks to that big game, Standifer is now up to 13 sacks on the season.
Cornerstone Christian's win bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Escambia Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 10-1.
Everything came up roses for Escambia Academy against Cornerstone Christian in their previous matchup back in October, as the team secured a 42-14 win. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Chargers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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