The Cary Christian Knights will square off against the Faith Christian Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cary Christian will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Cary Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: Halifax Academy, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Cary Christian was ranked third). Cary Christian breezed by Halifax Academy on the road to the tune of 42-8 on Friday. Fans of the Knights have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Cary Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Reed Harvey led the charge by throwing for 308 yards and six touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Harvey a new career-high in rushing yards. Cennoth Kalisiak was Harvey's top target, picking up 126 receiving yards and four touchdowns.
Cary Christian wouldn't let Halifax Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Cary Christian can thank Kalisiak and Landon Myers for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Faith Christian entered their contest against Wayne Christian last Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The game between Faith Christian and Wayne Christian wasn't particularly close, with Faith Christian falling 42-26. The matchup was a 20-20 toss-up at halftime, but the Patriots couldn't quite close it out.
Cary Christian's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-0. As for Faith Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Cary Christian has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 279 passing yards per game. Faith Christian, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 214 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Cary Christian took a serious blow against Faith Christian in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 45-8. Thankfully for Cary Christian, Caden Hamlett (who rushed for 143 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry) 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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