The GRACE Christian Eagles will welcome the North Raleigh Christian Academy Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
GRACE Christian played against Hickory Grove Christian and lost via forfeit.
Last Thursday, North Raleigh Christian Academy was beaten by Providence Day 61-7. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 270th, while the Chargers are ranked seventh).
Even if they lost, North Raleigh Christian Academy's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Oliver Alexander was especially locked on to Providence Day's QB and sacked him twice. Alexander also sacked two sacks, which is notable because North Raleigh Christian Academy is 2-1 when he posts at least two sacks, but 0-3 otherwise.
GRACE Christian has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season. As for North Raleigh Christian Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 2-4.
GRACE Christian was taken down by North Raleigh Christian Academy 49-7 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of North Raleigh Christian Academy's Joshua Brown, who threw for 170 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that GRACE Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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