Rock Academy's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They pulled ahead with a 22-21 photo finish over the Tri-City Christian Eagles. For the Warriors, this counts as revenge for the 35-28 win the Eagles walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2023.
Leading Rock Academy to victory were Quentin Uhland and Ashton St. Jean. Uhland picked up 95 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while St. Jean rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 79 yards.
Another reason for the win was Rock Academy's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by James Beam and Jacob Paulson, who racked up four sacks between them.
Despite the loss, Tri-City Christian still got an impressive performance from Joel Valverde, who rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 109 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Valverde has posted since back in September.
Rock Academy's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-8. As for Tri-City Christian, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-4.
As of now, neither Rock Academy nor Tri-City Christian have any future games scheduled.
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