Football Preview: The King's Academy Knights vs. Riverside Military Academy Eagles
The King's Academy is on a four-game streak of home losses, Riverside Military Academy a nine-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The King's Academy Knights will challenge the Riverside Military Academy Eagles at 7:30 p.m. The King's Academy will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Things were looking good for The King's Academy after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They took a 20-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Loganville Christian Academy. While the Knights didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Lions 6-0 in the first quarter.
Despite the defeat, The King's Academy got top-tier performance from Bo Beavers, who rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Those 158 rushing yards gave Beavers a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: The King's Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 233 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Loganville Christian Academy only rushed for 106.
Meanwhile, a win for Riverside Military Academy just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 38-12 to George Walton Academy.
The King's Academy's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Riverside Military Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
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