The Berean Academy Eagles will head out to square off against the Imagine Prep Storm at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Berean Academy sitting on five straight wins and Imagine Prep on four.
Berean Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with a 32-20 victory over Western SciTech.
Berean Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 291 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Imagine Prep never let their opponents score two weeks ago. They breezed by Canyon State Academy to the tune of 55-0. The match marked the Storm's most dominant win of the season.
Hunter Price and Mario Acosta-Styles were among the main playmakers for Imagine Prep as the former gained 91 total yards and three touchdowns and the latter gained 82 total yards and two touchdowns. Price didn't just play on offense: he also picked up 2.5 sacks and made three total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Imagine Prep's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. Leading the way was Price with 2.5 sacks. He is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games.
Imagine Prep's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.7 points per game. As for Berean Academy, their record is now 6-2.
Thursday's contest might be decided in the trenches. Berean Academy has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 152.8 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Imagine Prep, though, as they've been averaging only 97.8. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Berean Academy lost to Imagine Prep on the road by a decisive 21-6 margin in their previous matchup back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Price, who rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 111 yards and a touchdown. Now that Berean Academy 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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