Football Preview: Wake Christian Academy Bulldogs vs. Asheville Christian Academy Lions
The Wake Christian Academy Bulldogs will square off against the Asheville Christian Academy Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wake Christian Academy is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Wake Christian Academy's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Trinity Christian on Friday. They had to suffer through a 62-0 loss at the hands of the Crusaders. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 375th, while the Crusaders are ranked 66th).
Meanwhile, Asheville Christian Academy came up short against Covenant Day two weeks ago and fell 42-35. Asheville Christian Academy has struggled against Covenant Day recently, as their game two weeks ago was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Asheville Christian Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Avery Hollifield, who threw for 519 yards and four touchdowns, and Zamarian James, who picked up 215 receiving yards and three touchdowns. James' longest reception was for an incredible 80 yards. Jack Holmes also helped out as he racked up 183 receiving yards.
Wake Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Asheville Christian Academy, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Wake Christian Academy came up short against Asheville Christian Academy when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 47-41. Thankfully for Wake Christian Academy, Javier Rice (who rushed for 58 yards and four touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 473 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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