The Alabama Christian Academy Eagles will face off against the Montgomery Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Alabama Christian Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Slocomb 71-38 on the road. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 50-22.
Meanwhile, Montgomery Academy had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They claimed a resounding 34-6 victory over the Panthers on the road. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Panthers are ranked 296th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Montgomery Academy's win came down to the chemistry between Reid Mcbride and his top target D.J. Vinson. Mcbride threw for 281 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 passes while Vinson picked up 222 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Vinson torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 80 yards. Mac Benefield helped Mcbride out on the ground, rushing for 44 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Alabama Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Montgomery Academy, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Alabama Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Montgomery Academy when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 28-20. Will Alabama Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Montgomery Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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