The Community Christian Knights will challenge the Peachtree Academy Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Community Christian is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Community Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Georgia's top teams: Young Americans Christian, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Community Christian was ranked 24th). Community Christian fell 25-16 to Young Americans Christian last Friday. The Knights gained 87 more yards on the day, but it was the Eagles that made the best use of them.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Isaiah Lee, who rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Aurelius Brooks was another key player, rushing for 50 yards and a touchdown.
Community Christian wouldn't let Young Americans Christian keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Cameron Somers led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself.
Meanwhile, Peachtree Academy fell victim to Trinity Christian School of Griffin and their airtight defense on Friday. They had to suffer through a 52-0 loss at the hands of the LIONS. Considering the last time the Panthers couldn't score was back in August, the team can't take the result too hard.
Community Christian's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Peachtree Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season.
Community Christian came up short against Peachtree Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 14-6. Can Community Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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