Football Game Preview: Calvary Baptist Academy Cavaliers vs. Magnolia School of Excellence

By Team Reports Oct 1, 2024, 2:43am

Football Preview: Calvary Baptist Academy Cavaliers vs. Magnolia School of Excellence

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The Calvary Baptist Academy Cavaliers will challenge Magnolia School of Excellence at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Magnolia School of Excellence took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Calvary Baptist Academy, who comes in off a win.

Calvary Baptist Academy took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past D'Arbonne Woods 56-7 at home. Given the Cavaliers' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the are ranked 140th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

James Simon was his usual excellent self, rushing for 142 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries. Another player making a difference was Abram Wardell, who threw for 296 yards and three touchdowns while completing 92.3% of his passes.

Calvary Baptist 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 Justin Reeves and Trey Mcdaniel.

Meanwhile, Magnolia School of Excellence was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a blow against North Caddo, falling 46-6.

The win got Calvary Baptist Academy back to even at 2-2. As for Magnolia School of Excellence, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.

Everything came up roses for Calvary Baptist Academy against Magnolia School of Excellence in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, as the squad secured a 73-6 victory. Will Calvary Baptist Academy repeat their success, or does Magnolia School of Excellence have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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