Savannah Christian has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Friday. They will venture away from home to square off against the Fellowship Christian Paladins at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Savannah Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Oceanside Collegiate Academy, who was ranked 18th at the time (Savannah Christian was ranked 23rd). Everything went Savannah Christian's way against Oceanside Collegiate Academy on Thursday as Savannah Christian made off with a 44-20 win. Fans of the Raiders have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
It was another big night for Zo Smalls, who rushed for 214 yards and four touchdowns. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last 11 games he's played dating back to last season. Kenry Wall was in the mix too, providing Savannah Christian with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Savannah Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 339 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in 14 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Savannah Christian's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB 5.5 times. In that department, Elijah Griffin was the leader with two sacks.
Meanwhile, Fellowship Christian got the win against Osborne on Friday by a conclusive 38-13. Given the Paladins' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 77th, while the Cardinals are ranked 288th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Savannah Christian pushed their record up to 4-0 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Fellowship Christian, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Savannah Christian took their win against Fellowship Christian in their previous matchup back in November of 2018 by a conclusive 35-14. In that matchup, Savannah Christian amassed a halftime lead of 35-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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