Football Preview: Victory Christian Vikings vs. Augusta Eagles
The Victory Christian Vikings will challenge Augusta Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Victory Christian played against Citizens Christian Academy and lost via forfeit.
Augusta Eagles will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 27-point they dealt Citizens Christian Academy on Friday. Augusta Eagles blew past Citizens Christian Academy 40-13 at home. Augusta Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 27 points or more this season.
Eli Poteet was his usual excellent self, rushing for 183 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also picking up 100 receiving yards and a touchdown. His longest reception was for an incredible 85 yards. Another player making a difference was Josiah Character, who threw for 208 yards and two touchdowns.
Augusta Eagles wouldn't let Citizens Christian Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Luke Reese and Cole Burnett collectively forced three of those fumbles. Another thorn in Citizens Christian Academy's side was Nathanael Reese, who made 13 total tackles and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Victory Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Augusta Eagles, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Victory Christian was dealt a bruising 32-0 loss at the hands of Augusta Eagles when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Poteet, who rushed for 106 yards and three touchdowns. Now that Victory Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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