The GRACE Christian Eagles will venture away from home to take on the Harrells Christian Academy Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. GRACE Christian has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while Harrells Christian Academy will come in with five straight victories.
GRACE Christian's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against North Raleigh Christian Academy on Friday. They were dealt a 56-0 defeat at the hands of the Knights.
Meanwhile, Harrells Christian Academy got themselves on the board against Wake Christian Academy on Friday, but Wake Christian Academy never followed suit. They blew past the Bulldogs 53-0 on the road. The matchup marked the Crusaders' most dominant win of the season.
Harrells Christian Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Demetrius Jones led the charge by rushing for 87 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Dashaun Mckoy also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Harrells Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 286 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
Harrells Christian Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jones and Mckoy.
GRACE Christian's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Harrells Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
GRACE Christian took a serious blow against Harrells Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 38-6. Thankfully for GRACE Christian, Samiir Gibbs (who rushed for 163 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.2 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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