The Impact Christian Academy Lions will take on the Fernandina Beach Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Impact Christian Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Fernandina Beach will be coming in after a defeat.
Impact Christian Academy's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They really took it to Ridgeview for the full four quarters, racking up a 30-0 win on the road. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Lions as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Eliyjah Caldwell-Hardy continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, picking up 97 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 73 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023.
Impact Christian Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Trent Kincaid and Mario Pratt. Kincaid also snagged an interception, which is notable because Impact Christian Academy is 2-1 when he posts at least one interception, but 1-3 otherwise. Tristian Kelly was another major factor on D, picking up three sacks and making 12 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Fernandina Beach was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a blow against Clay, falling 45-14. The Pirates were down 45-7 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Impact Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Fernandina Beach, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
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