The First Baptist School Hurricanes will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Northside Christian Academy Crusaders at 7:30 p.m.
First Baptist School is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Wilson Hall on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. First Baptist School was outmatched by Wilson Hall on the road and fell 45-7. The Hurricanes haven't had much luck with the Barons recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Northside Christian Academy waltzed into their contest on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They claimed a resounding 48-14 win over the Spartans. The Crusaders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 27 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Sam Burks, who rushed for 193 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 104.4 rushing yards per game. J.R. Kinard also helped out as he racked up 104 rushing yards.
Northside Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 344 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 213 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
One reason for the win was Northside Christian Academy's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Hudson Shick and Mani Lee, who racked up all five sacks between them. Shick has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last 15 times he's played.
Northside Christian Academy pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their sixth 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 35.5 points per game. As for First Baptist School, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
First Baptist School couldn't quite finish off Northside Christian Academy when the teams last played back in August of 2023 and fell 45-42. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Burks, who rushed for 185 yards while picking up 10.9 yards per carry, and also picked up 68 receiving yards. Now that First Baptist School knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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