After each having a week off, the Creekside Christian Academy Cougars and the Cherokee Christian Warriors will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Creekside Christian Academy is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Creekside Christian Academy will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up nine points on September 6th, then bounced right back against Georgia Military College two weeks ago. Creekside Christian Academy breezed by Georgia Military College at home to the tune of 43-7. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Cougars just coasted through the last quarter.
Malcolm Courtland had a dynamite game for Creekside Christian Academy, throwing for 161 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 70 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Creekside Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 214 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Cherokee Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their fifth straight loss dating back to last season. They were beaten by Mount Paran Christian 42-14.
The win snapped Creekside Christian Academy's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-3 record. As for Cherokee Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Creekside Christian Academy was dealt a bruising 35-0 loss at the hands of Cherokee Christian when the teams last played back in September of 2021. Thankfully for Creekside Christian Academy, Jackson Gerdes (who rushed for 63 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 120 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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