The matchup between King's Academy and Priory on Wednesday hardly resembled the 0-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Knights were just a hair shy of victory and fell 34-33 to the Panthers. On the bright side, the 33- point effort marked the Knights' highest-scoring contest to date.
When it comes to explaining why King's Academy lost, don't look at Mia Bennette. Despite the final result, she threw for 179 yards and five touchdowns, and also rushed for 127 yards on only nine carries. Jessica Kim did her part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 100 receiving yards.
Ayeanna Nelson
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Even if they lost, King's Academy's defensive line still kept up the pressure with five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Anna Donnely and Ayeanna Nelson, who racked up four sacks between them. With that strong performance, Nelson is now averaging an impressive 5.5 total tackles per game.
King's Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season. Priory's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3.
King's Academy didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 28-7 win against Notre Dame on the 6th. As for Priory, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Castilleja at 3:30 p.m. on the 15th.
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