Russell Christian Academy has gone 10-0 against Victory Christian recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Russell Christian Academy Warriors will head out to take on the Victory Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Russell Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.3 points per game this season.
Russell Christian Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Sylva Bay Academy, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Russell Christian Academy was ranked ninth). Russell Christian Academy lost to Sylva Bay Academy at home by a 30-12 margin on Friday. It was the first time this season that the Warriors let down their fans at home.
Despite the loss, Russell Christian Academy had strong showings from Ty Jones, who rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown, and Carter Simmons, who picked up 73 receiving yards and a touchdown. Jones' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his 12th straight game with at least 106 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Victory Christian). They blew past Tabernacle 38-12 on Friday. Considering the Eagles have won three matchups by more than 25 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Russell Christian Academy's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2. As for Victory Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Russell Christian Academy strolled past Victory Christian in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 47-32. The rematch might be a little tougher for Russell Christian Academy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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