Football Preview: Fredericksburg Christian Eagles vs. Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy Ospreys
The Fredericksburg Christian Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy Ospreys at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fredericksburg Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy likes a good challenge.
Fredericksburg Christian's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Saint John Paul the Great Catholic 42-0 at home. Fans of the Eagles have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Fredericksburg Christian's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Christian Ray, who rushed for 157 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. That's the most rushing yards Ray has posted since back in September of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Trip Blalock, who threw for 172 yards and two touchdowns on only nine passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fredericksburg Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 190 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Fredericksburg Christian's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB seven times. The heavy lifting was done by Tim Esunge and Bishop Heard-Samuels, who racked up four sacks between them.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins dating back to last season, Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy's good fortune finally ran out last Saturday. They took a blow against Blue Ridge, falling 49-7. While losing is never fun, the Ospreys can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 269th, while the Barons are ranked 54th).
Fredericksburg Christian pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-1.
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