The Wardlaw Academy Patriots and the King Academy Knights are set to duel on Friday. Wardlaw Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.3 points per game this season.
Wardlaw Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Newberry Academy, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Wardlaw Academy was ranked third). Wardlaw Academy came out on top against Newberry Academy by a score of 32-24 on Friday.
Colt Bailey continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 204 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, and also throwing for 78 yards and a touchdown on only seven passes. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 198 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wardlaw Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 218 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Wardlaw Academy wouldn't let Newberry Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Wardlaw Academy can thank Aiden Rodgers and Avon Webb for forcing both of them. Another thorn in Newberry Academy's side was Michael Martin, who made six total tackles and snagged an interception which he returned for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, King Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against Richard Winn Academy, falling 48-28.
Wardlaw Academy's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for King Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Wardlaw Academy took their win against King Academy in their previous meeting back in August by a conclusive 32-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wardlaw Academy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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