The Ravenscroft Ravens will face off against the Metrolina Christian Academy Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ravenscroft will be strutting in after a victory while Metrolina Christian Academy will be coming in after a loss.
Ravenscroft is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down GRACE Christian 37-21 on Friday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Ravens as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
A big part of Ravenscroft's victory came down to the chemistry between Elijah Deifer and his top target Bryan Copeland. Deifer threw for 181 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 passes while Copeland picked up 148 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Copeland's longest reception was for an impressive 52 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total.
Meanwhile, Metrolina Christian Academy had to suffer through a 48-16 loss at the hands of Asheville School (Independent). While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 156th, while the Blues are ranked 27th).
Despite the defeat, Metrolina Christian Academy got top-tier performance from Deangelo Walker, who rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Metrolina Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 222 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Ravenscroft's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Metrolina Christian Academy, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Ravenscroft took a serious blow against Metrolina Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 41-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Metrolina Christian Academy's Jeremy Williams, who rushed for 68 yards and three touchdowns. Now that Ravenscroft knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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