Football Recap: St. John's Christian Academy Takes a Loss

After soaring to 33 points the game before, St. John's Christian Academy was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They had to suffer through a 37-7 loss at the hands of the Pee Dee Academy Golden Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 232nd, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 101st).

Jacob Glover threw for 45 yards on nine of 17 attempts. Thomas Hester was his top target, picking up 44 receiving yards and a touchdown. On the ground, Dor Reichley rushed for 39 yards.

Miles Trussell was his usual excellent self, picking up 129 receiving yards and a touchdown for Pee Dee Academy. With that strong performance, Trussell is now averaging an impressive 104 receiving yards per game. Ryan Small made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.

This is the second loss in a row for St. John's Christian Academy and nudges their season record down to 1-5. As for Pee Dee Academy, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.

St. John's Christian Academy will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Dillon Christian at 7:30 p.m. on October 4th. Dillon Christian's defense has only allowed 15.5 points per game this season, so St. John's Christian Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Pee Dee Academy, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 38-16 victory against Lee Academy on the 27th.

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