The Wake Christian Academy Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Asheville Christian Academy Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wake Christian Academy is coming into the matchup 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 were outmatched by the Crusaders on the road and fell 62-0. 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. The defeat continues a trend for Asheville Christian Academy in their matchups with Covenant Day: they've now lost three in a row.
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 torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 80 yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (183 yards to be exact) also went to Jack Holmes.
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? There's only one way to find out.
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