Football Game Preview: St. Michael the Archangel Warriors vs. Friendship Collegiate Academy Knights

The St. Michael the Archangel Warriors will venture away from home to challenge the Friendship Collegiate Academy Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

St. Michael the Archangel is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 62 points last Saturday, they were much more limited against Woodberry Forest on Saturday. They took an 18-13 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers.

Despite the loss, St. Michael the Archangel got top-tier performance from Marcus Ferguson, who rushed for 125 yards and one touchdown while picking up 7.8 yards per carry.

Meanwhile, Friendship Collegiate Academy is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Highland Springs. The Knights fell 29-18 to the Springers.

St. Michael the Archangel's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Friendship Collegiate Academy, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-2.

St. Michael the Archangel took their win against Friendship Collegiate Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 30-6 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Warriors since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.