Football Preview: Mount de Sales Academy Cavaliers vs. First Presbyterian Day Vikings
The Mount de Sales Academy Cavaliers's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the First Presbyterian Day Vikings at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Mount de Sales Academy will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Last Friday, everything went Mount de Sales Academy's way against Central Fellowship Christian Academy as Mount de Sales Academy made off with a 31-7 victory. The contest marked the Cavaliers' most dominant win of the season.
Mount de Sales Academy found their leader in underclassman Zavion Deshazier, who threw for 255 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 63 yards on only six carries. Those 255 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Deshazier. Davien Williams was another key player, picking up 129 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, First Presbyterian Day waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They secured a 28-23 W over the Hornets.
First Presbyterian Day's defense made their presence known, laying out Brayden Gay. seven times. The heavy lifting was done by Peyton Howard and Bennett Lake, who racked up five sacks between them. Brady Lincoln was another major factor on D, forcing a fumble, making eight total tackles (1.0 for loss), and making eight total tackles (1.0 for loss).
The victory got Mount de Sales Academy back to even at 3-3. As for First Presbyterian Day, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Mount de Sales Academy might still be hurting after the 30-6 defeat they got from First Presbyterian Day when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Mount de Sales Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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