Delta Academy is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Lee Academy. The Delta Academy Raiders came out on top against the Lee Academy Cougars by a score of 46-38. That's two games straight that the Raiders have won by exactly eight points.
Delta Academy found their leader in sophomore Landyn Simmerman, who picked up 86 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 41 yards and a touchdown.
Simmerman was just one part of a punishing run game: Delta Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 327 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 317 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Delta Academy's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Lee Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Delta Academy will stay at home for another week and welcome Christian Collegiate Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Christian Collegiate Academy is coming into the match with three straight wins on the road, so Delta Academy will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Lee Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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