The Mercy Culture Prep Royals will take on the First Baptist Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Mercy Culture Prep has struggled recently with eight losses in a row, while First Baptist will arrive with 17 straight wins.
Mercy Culture Prep is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a hard 38-20 fall against Coram Deo Academy on Friday.
Despite the defeat, Mercy Culture Prep got top-tier performance from Jon Anthony Lardizabal, who rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led First Baptist over Covenant Christian in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that First Baptist blew Covenant Christian out of the water with a 56-14 final score. The result was nothing new for the Saints, who have now won three games by 35 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Bradlee Mays, who picked up 155 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Quincy Rheams, who rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown.
First Baptist wouldn't let Covenant Christian keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. First Baptist can thank Camp Pugh and George Anagnostis for forcing both of them. Kore Thomas was another major factor on D, picking up 4.5 sacks, making seven total tackles (6.0 for loss), and making seven total tackles (6.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, First Baptist was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 236 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Mercy Culture Prep's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for First Baptist, their victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Mercy Culture Prep took a serious blow against First Baptist when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 68-26. Thankfully for Mercy Culture Prep, Hunter Mccoy (who threw for 262 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 11.9 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown on only five carries) 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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