Football Preview: North River Christian Chargers vs. Russell Christian Academy Warriors
The North River Christian Chargers will venture away from home to square off against the Russell Christian Academy Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North River Christian will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
North River Christian is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Southern Prep Academy on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. North River Christian had to suffer through a 66-12 loss at the hands of Southern Prep Academy.
Meanwhile, Russell Christian Academy faced Victory Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Russell Christian Academy breezed by Victory Christian on the road to the tune of 56-22. Considering the Warriors have won five contests by more than 28 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Russell Christian Academy can attribute much of their success to Ty Jones, who rushed for 255 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 15.0 yards per carry, and Bo Morphis, who threw for 200 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes. Jones' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his 13th straight game with at least 106 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Simmons, who picked up 50 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Russell Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 303 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in ten consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
North River Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Russell Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
North River Christian didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Russell Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 36-30 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for North River Christian 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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