Football Preview: St. Anne-Pacelli Vikings vs. Calvary Christian Knights
On Friday St. Anne-Pacelli will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will venture away from home to square off against the Calvary Christian Knights at 7:30 p.m. Calvary Christian took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Anne-Pacelli, who comes in off a win.
St. Anne-Pacelli is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Strong Rock Christian 56-34 on Saturday. The score was close at the half, but the Vikings pulled away in the second half with 36 points.
St. Anne-Pacelli's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jason Nelson led the charge by rushing for 133 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. That's the most rushing yards Nelson has posted since back in August of 2023. Jason Davis was another key player, gaining 152 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Anne-Pacelli was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 403 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
St. Anne-Pacelli's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jack Fry and Zackery Ellis.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 55-7, which was the final score in Calvary Christian's tilt against Brookstone on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 439th, while the Cougars are ranked 204th).
St. Anne-Pacelli has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 3-3 record this season. As for Calvary Christian, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-6.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. St. Anne-Pacelli has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 248.5 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Calvary Christian, though, as they've been averaging only -3.3. How will they fare against such a dominant running game? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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