Football Preview: First Coast Christian Knights vs. Ocala Christian Crusaders
The First Coast Christian Knights will face off against the Ocala Christian Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. First Coast Christian has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while Ocala Christian will come in with six straight wins.
First Coast Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Florida's top teams: Countryside Christian, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (First Coast Christian was ranked 19th). First Coast Christian was outmatched by Countryside Christian at home and fell 36-0.
Meanwhile, Ocala Christian's offense rose to the challenge against a Raptors defense that boasted an average of only 16 points allowed on Saturday. Ocala Christian breezed by Real Life Christian Academy at home to the tune of 38-8. The Crusaders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 30 points or more this season.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Joshua Davis and Johnny Olsen. Davis had a great game and rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Meanwhile, Olsen did his best for the losing side, rushing for 74 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 34 receiving yards.
Ocala Christian's defense made their presence known, laying out Caleb Burden. five times. In that department, Vincent Perrella was the leader with three sacks. Oniell Costa was another major factor on D, making six total tackles (6.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ocala Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 396 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Real Life Christian Academy only rushed for 119.
First Coast Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Ocala Christian, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
First Coast Christian was dealt a bruising 52-18 loss at the hands of Ocala Christian in their previous meeting back in August. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Davis, who rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also picked up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that First Coast Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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