Football Recap: Isle of Wight Academy Falls Despite Strong Effort from Jack Baker

By Team Reports Sep 16, 2024, 11:29am

Football Recap: Isle of Wight Academy Chargers vs. Roanoke Catholic Celtics

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Isle of Wight Academy was the 33-16 winner over Roanoke Catholic when they last played one another back in November of 2015, but their luck changed this time around. The Isle of Wight Academy Chargers took a hard 40-26 fall against the Roanoke Catholic Celtics on Friday. The Chargers just can't catch a break and have now endured five defeats in a row dating back to last season.

When it comes to explaining why Isle of Wight Academy lost, don't look at Jack Baker. Despite the final result, he rushed for 158 yards on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave Baker a new career-high in rushing yards.

Isle of Wight Academy'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 Trenten Harrison and Jason Chapman.

Isle of Wight Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Roanoke Catholic, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.

Isle of Wight Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Fredericksburg Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Isle of Wight Academy focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday. As for Roanoke Catholic, they will take on Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Roanoke Catholic is facing Catholic at the right time seeing as Catholic is stuck on a three-game losing streak.

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