The Rabun Gap-Nacoochee Eagles will stay at home for another week and welcome the North Raleigh Christian Academy Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Rabun Gap-Nacoochee blew past Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy], posting a 57-20 win. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked first in Georgia, while the Cougars are ranked 181st in North Carolina), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, North Raleigh Christian Academy hadn't done well against Ravenscroft recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. North Raleigh Christian Academy took their contest with ease, bagging a 41-12 victory over Ravenscroft. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
Cooper Herakovich was nothing short of spectacular: he picked up 167 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 88 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Joshua Brown, who threw for 249 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.5 yards per attempt.
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for North Raleigh Christian Academy, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
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