Battle Ground Academy and Davidson Academy are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Battle Ground Academy Wildcats have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Davidson Academy Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Battle Ground Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Nashville Christian, taking the game 35-28.
Battle Ground Academy can attribute much of their success to Kaedyn Marable, who rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and Ethan Kellum, who rushed for 152 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Arnett Hayes did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 94 receiving yards.
Battle Ground Academy's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Locke Kennedy and Hayes. Kennedy got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 86 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Battle Ground Academy was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 569 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Nashville Christian only gained 440.
Meanwhile, Davidson Academy earned a 31-20 victory over Portland on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bears.
Davidson Academy wouldn't let Portland keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force eight fumbles. Peyton Vaughn led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself.
Battle Ground Academy pushed their record up to 3-0 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Davidson Academy, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Battle Ground Academy has been excellent in the air this season, having averaged 310.3 passing yards per game. It's a different story for Davidson Academy, though, as they've been averaging only 121. How will they fare against such a dominant passing game?
Battle Ground Academy ended up a good deal behind Davidson Academy when the teams last played back in September of 2023, losing 43-26. Thankfully for Battle Ground Academy, Knox Roberts (who threw for 397 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75.8% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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