Escambia Academy has enjoyed the comforts of home their last two games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge The Chambers Academy Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Escambia Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Alabama Rankings (they are ranked 313th, while Chambers Academy is ranked 105th).
Last Friday, Escambia Academy came up short against Fort Dale Academy and fell 35-22.
Keller Coston put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 172 yards and a touchdown. Quinton Odom was in the mix too, providing Escambia Academy with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Chambers Academy had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 42 points), and they went ahead and made it nine on Friday. They secured a 20-14 W over Glenwood.
Escambia Academy's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Chambers Academy, their win was their 11th straight at home (dating back to last season), bumping their overall record up to 9-1.
Escambia Academy was dealt a bruising 56-12 defeat at the hands of Chambers Academy when the teams last played back in November of 2022. Can Escambia Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
