The Sylva Bay Academy Saints will stay at home for another week and welcome the Delta Academy Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Sylva Bay Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Prairie View Academy, who was ranked seventh at the time (Sylva Bay Academy was ranked 19th). Sylva Bay Academy fell 33-24 to Prairie View Academy on Friday. The loss was the Saints' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Delta Academy put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Calhoun Academy 44-22. Considering the Raiders have won three contests by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Delta Academy found their leader in underclassman Bailey Seymore, who rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also caught a touchdown. Those 138 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for him.
One reason for the win was Delta Academy's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Leading the way was Garrett Morris with two. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Delta Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 288 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Having lost for the first time this season, Sylva Bay Academy fell to 2-1. As for Delta Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
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