The Northpoint Christian Trojans had just enough and edged out the Bayou Academy Colts 21-19 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trojans.
Leading Northpoint Christian to victory were Justin Henderson and Palmer King. Henderson rushed for 238 yards and one score while picking up 12.5 yards per carry, while King rushed for 109 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only nine carries. King's longest rush was for an incredible 72 yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Northpoint Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 362 rushing yards. They rushed for 158 more rushing yards than Bayou Academy's also-impressive total of 204.
When it comes to explaining why Bayou Academy lost, don't look at Aiden Borganelli. Despite the final result, he rushed for 159 yards and a pair of TDs on only 15 carries.
The win got Northpoint Christian back to even at 2-2. As for Bayou Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Northpoint Christian wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 47-30 victory against Mitchell on the 19th. As for Bayou Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 42-7 defeat against Starkville Academy on the 19th.
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