On Friday, Faith Christian faced Rocky Mount Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Faith Christian Patriots put the hurt on the Rocky Mount Academy Eagles with a sharp 62-41 win. Considering the Patriots have won six matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Austin Gaertner, who rushed for 205 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Isaac Suber made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Faith Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 298 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rocky Mount Academy only rushed for 93.
Faith Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Blayde Hinton and Suber.
Rocky Mount Academy's loss came despite strong showings from Gehrig Miller and Ayden Lovely. Miller threw for 411 yards and five touchdowns, while Lovely gained 221 total yards and two touchdowns. Lovely was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 60 yards.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Faith Christian, bringing their record for this year to 6-3. As for Rocky Mount Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Faith Christian will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Berean Baptist Academy at 7:00 p.m. Faith Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Berean Baptist Academy likes a good challenge. Rocky Mount Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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