The Little Rock Christian Academy Warriors will challenge the Pulaski Academy Bruins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Little Rock Christian Academy has given up an average of 27.1 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Little Rock Christian Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Conway, who was ranked fifth at the time (Little Rock Christian Academy was ranked 14th). The Warriors had to suffer through a 55-17 loss at the hands of the Wampus Cats. That makes it the first time this season the Warriors have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Pulaski Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 49-22 victory over Little Rock Southwest. The game marked the Bruins' most dominant win of the season.
Little Rock Christian Academy better focus on containing William Svoboda and Mason Greathouse as the pair were huge in Pulaski Academy's win. Svoboda picked up 82 receiving yards and two scores, while Greathouse picked up 50 receiving yards and one touchdown. That's the most receiving yards Svoboda has posted since back in November of 2024.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Pulaski Academy's defense and their ten sacks. TJ Logan led the group effort, picking up three of those sacks all by himself. Those three sacks set a new season-high mark for him.
The victory snapped Pulaski Academy's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-6 record. As for Little Rock Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
The upcoming matchup will be a clash of competing strengths. Little Rock Christian Academy has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 165.4 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Pulaski Academy has preferred to attack from the air: they average 384.7 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Little Rock Christian Academy was taken down by Pulaski Academy 40-8 in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. Thankfully for the Warriors, Brandon Cobb (who rushed for 155 yards and three TDs while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 350 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.4% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
