The Maclay Marauders are on the road again on Friday to play the Trinity Christian Academy Conquerors at 7:00 p.m. Maclay is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.2 points per game this season.
Maclay is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. In a tight match that could have gone either way, they made off with a 21-20 victory over St. John Paul II.
Maclay got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was George Grant out in front who threw for 280 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also caught a touchdown. Another pass catcher making a difference was Nash Beshears, who gained 104 total yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Trinity Christian Academy waltzed into their game on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They never let the Blue Wave onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. Given the Conquerors' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Blue Wave are ranked 431st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Trinity Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.8 points per game. As for Maclay, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-3.
Maclay was dealt a bruising 44-13 loss at the hands of Trinity Christian Academy when the teams last played back in November of 2014. Thankfully for Maclay, Billy Cobb (who threw for 403 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 15.5 yards per attempt) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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