Football Preview: Grace Christian Academy Rams vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Grace Christian Academy and Notre Dame are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2017, but not for long. The Grace Christian Academy Rams will welcome the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Grace Christian Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 point or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Notre Dame likes a good challenge.
Grace Christian Academy will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Christian Academy of Knoxville, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Grace Christian Academy was the clear victor by a 35-14 margin over Christian Academy of Knoxville on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Rams, who have now won three matchups by 20 points or more so far this season.
Weston Edmondson was his usual excellent self, throwing for 336 yards and four touchdowns while completing 87.9% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Terrion Thomas helped Edmondson out on the ground, rushing for 89 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 85 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 35-6, which was the final score in Notre Dame's tilt against Webb on Friday. The Fighting Irish haven't had much luck with the Spartans recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Grace Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Notre Dame, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Grace Christian Academy beat Notre Dame 28-17 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Notre Dame's Ej Carter, who rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 30 receiving yards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Grace Christian Academy still be able to contain Carter? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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