Football Preview: Ezekiel Academy Knights vs. Jacksonville Christian Academy Thunder
The Ezekiel Academy Knights will face off against the Jacksonville Christian Academy Thunder at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Ezekiel Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Evangel Christian, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Ezekiel Academy was ranked ninth). Ezekiel Academy lost 68-42 to Evangel Christian on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on September 6th (40), the Knights still had to take the loss.
Ezekiel Academy might have lost, but man, Branden Davis was a machine: he rushed for 116 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Shaun Taylor, who rushed for 53 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries.
Meanwhile, Jacksonville Christian Academy had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.5 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They breezed by the Warriors at home to the tune of 49-16. The Thunder might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Ezekiel Academy's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Jacksonville Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
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