The Mercy Culture Prep Royals will face off against the First Baptist Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mercy Culture Prep has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with eight straight defeats, while First Baptist will come in with 17 straight wins.
Mercy Culture Prep is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. The matchup between them and Coram Deo Academy wasn't particularly close, with Mercy Culture Prep falling 38-20.
Mercy Culture Prep might have lost, but man, Jon Anthony Lardizabal was a machine: he rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led First Baptist over Covenant Christian in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that First Baptist blew Covenant Christian out of the water with a 56-14 final score. The result was nothing new for the Saints, who have now won three matches by 35 points or more so far this season.
Bradlee Mays continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, picking up 155 receiving yards and four touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Quincy Rheams, who rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown.
Mercy Culture Prep's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for First Baptist, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Mercy Culture Prep was dealt a bruising 68-26 defeat at the hands of First Baptist in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Mercy Culture Prep, Hunter Mccoy (who threw for 262 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 11.9 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown on only five carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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