After both having extra time off, the Real Life Christian Academy Raptors and the Lake Mary Prep Griffins will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Real Life Christian Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Florida's top teams: Ocala Christian, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Real Life Christian Academy was ranked 13th). Real Life Christian Academy had to suffer through a 38-8 loss at the hands of Ocala Christian. The game marked the Raptors' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Johnny Olsen and Joshua Davis. Davis had a great game last Saturday and rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Meanwhile, Olsen did his best for the losing side, rushing for 74 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 34 receiving yards.
Real Life Christian Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Olsen and Marcus Boucher.
Meanwhile, Lake Mary Prep was not able to break out of their rough patch back in September as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were beaten by Shorecrest Prep 52-14.
The loss snapped Real Life Christian Academy's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-2 record. As for Lake Mary Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Real Life Christian Academy was taken down by Lake Mary Prep 34-6 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Real Life Christian Academy, Koen Lefever (who threw for 162 yards and four touchdowns) 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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