Football Preview: Calvary Baptist Academy Cavaliers vs. Green Oaks Giants
The Calvary Baptist Academy Cavaliers are on the road again on Friday to play the Green Oaks Giants at 7:00 p.m. Calvary Baptist Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40.1 points per game this season.
If Green Oaks heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Calvary Baptist Academy took over last week. Calvary Baptist Academy came out on top against Huntington by a score of 21-14 on Friday. The 21-point effort marked the Cavaliers' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Calvary Baptist Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but James Simon led the charge by rushing for 74 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, while also picking up 34 receiving yards. Kolby Thomas also helped out with an impressive 110 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Green Oaks was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They took a 34-24 hit to the loss column at the hands of North Caddo.
Green Oaks wouldn't let North Caddo keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Green Oaks can thank Ja Kerrious Smith and Detravion Johnson for forcing both of them.
Calvary Baptist Academy's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Green Oaks, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Calvary Baptist Academy has been excellent in the air this season, having averaged 283.6 passing yards per game. It's a different story for Green Oaks, though, as they've been averaging only 94.1. How will they fare against such a dominant passing game?
Everything came up roses for Calvary Baptist Academy against Green Oaks in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 58-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Calvary Baptist 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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