Football Preview: Russell Christian Academy Warriors vs. North River Christian Chargers
The Russell Christian Academy Warriors will face off against the North River Christian Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Russell Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.1 points per game this season.
Russell Christian Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Victory Christian, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (Russell Christian Academy was ranked 11th). Russell Christian Academy simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Victory Christian 56-22 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won five games by 29 points or more so far this season.
Russell Christian Academy can attribute much of their success to Ty Jones, who rushed for 255 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 15.0 yards per carry, and Bo Morphis, who threw for 200 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes. Jones' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his 13th straight game with at least 106 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Simmons, who picked up 50 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Russell Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 303 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in ten consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, North River Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 66-12 loss at the hands of Southern Prep Academy.
Russell Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for North River Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Russell Christian Academy came up short against North River Christian in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 36-30. Will Russell Christian Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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