Battle Ground Academy is 0-9 against Christ Presbyterian Academy since September of 2017 but things could change on Thursday. After each having a week off, both will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 10:00 a.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Battle Ground Academy comes in on five and Christ Presbyterian Academy on 25.
Battle Ground Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup last Friday. They walked away with a 28-21 win over Franklin Road Academy.
Kaedyn Marable continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 315 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75.8% of his passes, and also rushing for 52 yards on only six carries. Arnett Hayes Jr. was Marable's top target, picking up 162 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Christ Presbyterian Academy's offense rose to the challenge against a Buccaneers defense that boasted an average of only 13.07 points allowed last Friday. Christ Presbyterian Academy simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Boyd-Buchanan 34-7. Considering the Lions have won ten contests by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Rawls Patterson and Bradshaw Klym. Patterson rushed for 190 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.3 yards per carry while Klym rushed for 65 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries. Those 65 rushing yards gave Klym a new career-high.
Christ Presbyterian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 259 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Christ Presbyterian Academy's defense and their three sacks. In that department, Eli Dickey was the leader with two.
Christ Presbyterian Academy pushed their record up to 13-0 with the victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.1 points per game. As for Battle Ground Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season.
Battle Ground Academy was dealt a bruising 49-16 defeat at the hands of Christ Presbyterian Academy in their previous matchup back in September. Can Battle Ground Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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