The Zion Chapel Rebels will venture away from home to square off against the Pike Liberal Arts Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Zion Chapel is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Zion Chapel lost 41-20 to Luverne two weeks ago. The Rebels were down 34-14 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Although Zion Chapel took the loss, they still got scores from John Foster Hamm, Joseph Legear, and Brayden Benbow.
Zion Chapel wouldn't let Luverne keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Zion Chapel can thank Legear and Gage Wambles for forcing both of them. The dominant performance also gave Legear a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Pike Liberal Arts at home against Notasulga on Friday as the team secured a 35-6 victory. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 29 points or more this season.
Zion Chapel now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Pike Liberal Arts, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.
Zion Chapel barely slipped by Pike Liberal Arts in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Zion Chapel 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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