Football Preview: Riverside Military Academy Eagles vs. Lakeview Academy Lions
After each having a week off, the Riverside Military Academy Eagles and the Lakeview Academy Lions will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Riverside Military Academy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with 14 straight losses, while Lakeview Academy will come in with five straight wins.
Riverside Military Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were dealt a 50-18 defeat at the hands of Athens Christian two weeks ago.
Riverside Military Academy might have lost, but man, Jacques Chiller was a machine: he rushed for 139 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. The dominant performance gave Chiller a new career-high in rushing yards. Riverside Military Academy also got a significant boost from Jj Blackwell, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 84 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Riverside Military Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 272 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Lakeview Academy hadn't done well against George Walton Academy recently (they were 0-8 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way two weeks ago. Lakeview Academy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 34-31 victory over George Walton Academy. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Lions, who until this match were averaging 11.4 points allowed.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Kyari Burch and Aj Dillard. Burch had a great game and threw for 274 yards and three touchdowns. Meanwhile, Dillard was balling out in the loss, throwing for 304 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes, while also rushing for 40 yards.
Riverside Military Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Lakeview Academy, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Riverside Military Academy took a serious blow against Lakeview Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 41-0. Can Riverside Military Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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