The Faith Christian Knights will challenge the Thomas Heyward Academy Rebels at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Faith Christian is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Faith Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell to St. John's Christian Academy 36-32.
Meanwhile, Thomas Heyward Academy entered their matchup against Williamsburg Academy on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Thomas Heyward Academy fell just short of Williamsburg Academy by a score of 28-26. The loss was the Rebels' first of the season.
Thomas Heyward Academy might have lost, but man, Tony O'Banner was a machine: he rushed for 210 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry. O'Banner is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last nine games he's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Colton Young, who rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Thomas Heyward Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 348 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 293 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Faith Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Thomas Heyward Academy, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
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