Victory Christian Academy has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Carrollwood Day Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Victory Christian Academy's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 43-0 win over Ambassadors Christian Academy. The result was nothing new for the Storm, who have now won three games by 22 points or more so far this season.
Victory Christian Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Donmari Earby led the charge by rushing for 99 yards on only six carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 50 yards. Another player making a difference was Preston Garcia, who rushed for 62 yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Carrollwood Day). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Destin 55-0. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 117th, while the Sharks are ranked 476th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jordan Magwood continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 298 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. DJ WIlliams was in the mix as well, providing Carrollwood Day with two touchdowns.
Carrollwood Day didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jason Dungy and Steven Vargo. Carrollwood Day got some further help from Zach Johnson: he picked up a sack and made six total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Carrollwood Day is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 38.3 points per game. As for Victory Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.
Victory Christian Academy was taken down by Carrollwood Day 40-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2021. Can Victory Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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