Football Preview: Lakeview Academy Lions vs. Riverside Military Academy Eagles
After each having a week off, the Lakeview Academy Lions and the Riverside Military Academy Eagles will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lakeview Academy has five straight victories, Riverside Military Academy has 14 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Lakeview Academy's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when George Walton Academy offense got past them. Lakeview Academy had just enough and edged George Walton Academy out 34-31.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Kyari Burch and Aj Dillard. Burch had a great game last Friday and threw for 274 yards and three touchdowns. Meanwhile, Dillard was balling out in the loss, throwing for 304 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes, while also rushing for 40 yards.
Meanwhile, Riverside Military Academy scored the most points they've had all season last Friday, but it wasn't enough. They had to suffer through a 50-18 loss at the hands of Athens Christian.
Riverside Military Academy might have lost, but man, Jacques Chiller was a machine: he rushed for 139 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. Chiller really tore up the turf during one magnificent 72-yard run. Riverside Military Academy also got a significant boost from Jj Blackwell, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 84 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Riverside Military Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 272 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Lakeview Academy pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Riverside Military Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything came up roses for Lakeview Academy against Riverside Military Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as the team secured a 41-0 victory. Does Lakeview Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Riverside Military Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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