Football Preview: Hun Raiders vs. IMG Academy Ascenders
Hun is on a six-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while IMG Academy is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Raiders will host the Ascenders at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
On Friday, Hun didn't have too much trouble with The First Academy as they won 31-14. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Raiders' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked fourth in New Jersey, while the Royals are ranked 26th in Florida).
Nick Diamond
| 10/24/25 @ The First Academy | 2 |
| 10/03/25 @ The St. James Performance Academy | 1 |
| 09/27/25 vs Mt. Zion Prep Academy | 1 |
| 09/20/25 @ Springside Chestnut Hill Academy | 1 |
| 09/05/25 @ Archbishop Spalding | 1 |
| 08/29/25 vs Pennington | 2 |
Hun's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nick Diamond led the charge by rushing for 103 yards and two TDs. That's the most rushing touchdowns Diamond has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Lukas Prock, who threw for 311 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Hun's defense and their six sacks. Leading the way was Luke Wafle with five. He has been hot, having posted at least one sack the last five times he's played.
Meanwhile, IMG Academy made easy work of East St. Louis on Saturday and carried off a 38-14 victory. The result was nothing new for the Ascenders, who have now won six matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
Hun better focus on containing Le'Khy Thompkins and Jayden Wade as the pair were huge in IMG Academy's win. Thompkins rushed for 214 yards while picking up 8.6 yards per carry, while Wade rushed for 72 yards.
IMG Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 286 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Hun's win bumped their record up to 7-3. As for IMG Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 8-0.
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