The Carolina Academy Bobcats will head out on the road to challenge the Thomas Heyward Academy Rebels at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Carolina Academy took a loss when they played away from home on October 4th, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Friday. They strolled past Calhoun Academy with points to spare, taking the game 35-20.
Meanwhile, Thomas Heyward Academy entered their tilt with John Paul II on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Golden Warrriors 35-7 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Rebels, who have now won four matches by 28 points or more so far this season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Colton Young and he. Young rushed for 182 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries while he rushed for 182 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Thomas Heyward Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 417 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Thomas Heyward Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Joshua Gibson.
Carolina Academy now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Thomas Heyward Academy, their victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Carolina Academy might still be hurting after the 52-30 loss they got from Thomas Heyward Academy in their previous meeting back in November of 2018. Can Carolina Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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