The Covenant Day Lions will venture away from home to take on the High Point Christian Academy Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Covenant Day has given up an average of 39.3 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Covenant Day's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Asheville School (Independent) last Friday. They were dealt a 41-0 defeat at the hands of the Blues. Having soared to a lofty 44 points in the game before, the Lions' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, High Point Christian Academy put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed past Hickory Grove Christian to the tune of 42-0. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Cougars' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while the Lions are ranked 236th).
Covenant Day better keep an eye on Jaylen Moore. He was instrumental in High Point Christian Academy's win, rushing for 192 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. Moore's rushing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his 19th straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season. Hez Krider was another major influence, as he rushed for 48 yards and ran in a TD.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something High Point Christian Academy proved: they limited Hickory Grove Christian to a paltry -0.1 yards per carry. The team can thank Cam Norton for the heroic effort on defense: he. High Point Christian Academy didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 9.2.
High Point Christian Academy's defense didn't let Jaxson Lee, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for four sacks. Micah Russell was especially locked on to Hickory Grove Christian's QB and sacked him twice. High Point Christian Academy got some further help from Norton: he forced one fumble and made 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception.
Covenant Day's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for High Point Christian Academy, their record is now 9-0.
Covenant Day was taken down by High Point Christian Academy 49-21 in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Moore, who rushed for 233 yards and three scores while picking up 10.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 67 receiving yards and one TD. Now that the Lions know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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