The Live Oak Classical Falcons will venture away from home to square off against the Mercy Culture Prep Royals at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Live Oak Classical's offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against First Baptist on Friday. They were dealt a 45-0 loss at the hands of the Saints. The matchup marked the first time this year in which the Falcons were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, after only 12 points in their last contest, Mercy Culture Prep made sure to put some points up on the board against DasCHE last Saturday. The Royals claimed a resounding 58-8 win over the Spartans. The result was nothing new for the Royals, who have now won three games by 42 points or more so far this season.
A big part of Mercy Culture Prep's victory came down to the chemistry between Gage Seely and his top target Walker Hughes. Seely threw for 114 yards and five touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes while Hughes gained 61 total yards and three touchdowns. Seely's passing game has become a key predictor of Mercy Culture Prep's success: the team is 2-1 when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 1-2 otherwise.
Mercy Culture Prep didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited DasCHE to a completion percentage of just 20%. That dominant aerial defense primarily came from two players: Ethan Emerick and Gabriel Gurule, who each logged one passes deflected. Mercy Culture Prep has been improving in that area: they had allowed a completion percentage of 0.61 earlier this season, but they've only allowed one of 0.61 in their last three games.
Mercy Culture Prep's defense didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for 5.5 sacks. DasCHE's QB won't forget Braden Raybuck anytime soon given he sacked him 3.5 times.
The win got Mercy Culture Prep back to even at 3-3. As for Live Oak Classical, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Live Oak Classical was able to grind out a solid victory over Mercy Culture Prep in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, winning 31-21. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Falcons since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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