On Friday Fullington Academy will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to take on the Memorial Day Matadors at 7:30 p.m. Fullington Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Memorial Day will be coming in after a loss.
Fullington Academy will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up eight points last Friday, then bounced right back against Crisp Academy on Friday. Fullington Academy blew past Crisp Academy, posting a 58-22 win at home. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won three matches by 22 points or more so far this season.
Fullington Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cutter Tharpe, who rushed for 153 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also picked up 92 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Tharpe's longest rush was for an incredible 75 yards. Blake Hendrickson was another key signal caller, throwing for 236 yards and six touchdowns.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 56-6, which was the final score in Memorial Day's tilt against Sherwood Christian Academy on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Matadors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Eagles are ranked second).
Memorial Day might have lost, but man, Cory Ward was a machine: he picked up 113 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Fullington Academy now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Memorial Day, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
Friday's contest might be decided in the trenches. Fullington Academy has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 193.8 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Memorial Day, though, as they've been averaging only 34.4. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Fullington Academy lost to Memorial Day on the road by a decisive 14-0 margin when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Can Fullington Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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