Two dominant signal callers in Chance Bramer and Cristian Adams are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Harvest Christian Academy Saints will head out on the road to square off against the Nazarene Christian Academy Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Harvest Christian Academy has given up an average of 29.7 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Harvest Christian Academy is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Covenant Classical just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They were outmatched by the Cavaliers and fell 54-16.
Although Harvest Christian Academy took the loss, they still got scores from Bramer and Garrett Greene.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Nazarene Christian Academy duked it out with Abilene Christian on Friday. The Lions blew past the Panthers 78-46. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 32 points or more this season.
Nazarene Christian Academy's win came from a few key players Harvest Christian Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Carson Drury, who picked up 82 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Smithers, who picked up 91 receiving yards and one score.
Nazarene Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 273 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2024.
One reason for the win was Nazarene Christian Academy's imposing defensive line, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Jake Scarbrough was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up three himself.
Nazarene Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.0 points over those games. As for Harvest Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Harvest Christian Academy took a serious blow against Nazarene Christian Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2024, falling 40-6. Can the Saints avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
