The All Saints Episcopal Trojans will take on the Shelton Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
All Saints Episcopal will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 40-point they dealt McKinney Christian Academy on Friday. All Saints Episcopal blew past McKinney Christian Academy 47-7. The matchup marked the Trojans' most dominant win of the season.
Emerson Hadnot continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 263 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 carries, while also catching a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Sam Walters was another key back, gaining 86 total yards and a touchdown.
All Saints Episcopal was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 427 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
All Saints Episcopal didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Tate Scully.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Shelton, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They never let Bishop Gorman onto the board and left with a 42-0 victory on Friday. The Chargers pushed the score to 35-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Crusaders had no chance of recovering from.
Taylor Ogden was his usual excellent self, rushing for 269 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry.
All Saints Episcopal has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Shelton, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. All Saints Episcopal has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 193 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Shelton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 341.2. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
All Saints Episcopal was dealt a bruising 48-7 loss at the hands of Shelton in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point All Saints Episcopal was down 28-0.
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