The Berean Baptist Academy Bulldogs will challenge the Faith Christian Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Berean Baptist Academy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with eight straight losses, while Faith Christian will come in with four straight wins.
Berean Baptist Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: John Paul II Catholic, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Berean Baptist Academy was ranked 17th). Berean Baptist Academy took a blow against John Paul II Catholic on Friday, falling 55-12.
Meanwhile, Faith Christian won against St. David's last Friday with 62 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Everything went Faith Christian's way against Rocky Mount Academy as Faith Christian made off with a 62-41 victory. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 21 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Austin Gaertner, who rushed for 205 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. Those 205 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Isaac Suber made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Faith Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 298 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rocky Mount Academy only rushed for 93.
Faith Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Blayde Hinton and Suber.
Berean Baptist Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Faith Christian, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
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