Football Preview: North Raleigh Christian Academy Knights vs. Providence Day Chargers
North Raleigh Christian Academy has been away from home for two games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Providence Day Chargers at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, North Raleigh Christian Academy lost to Harrells Christian Academy on the road by a 34-18 margin. The Knights were down 34-12 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
North Raleigh Christian Academy wouldn't let Harrells Christian Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. North Raleigh Christian Academy can thank Cooper Herakovich and Graycen Jones for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Providence Day waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Greenies 55-7 at home. The result was nothing new for the Chargers, who have now won three matches by 47 points or more so far this season.
Providence Day can attribute much of their success to Zaid Lott, who threw for 298 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per attempt, and Ian Cline, who gained 189 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Lott a new career-high in rushing yards. Gordon Sellars was another key player, picking up 117 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
North Raleigh Christian Academy now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Providence Day, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
North Raleigh Christian Academy was taken down by Providence Day 62-10 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point North Raleigh Christian Academy was down 48-3.
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