The Ravenscroft Ravens will face off against the Metrolina Christian Academy Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ravenscroft will be strutting in after a victory while Metrolina Christian Academy will be coming in after a loss.
Ravenscroft is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past GRACE Christian with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 37-21. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Ravens as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Metrolina Christian Academy took a blow against Asheville School (Independent) last Friday, falling 48-16. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 155th, while the Blues are ranked 27th).
Despite the defeat, Metrolina Christian Academy got top-tier performance from Deangelo Walker, who rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Metrolina Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 222 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Ravenscroft's victory bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Metrolina Christian Academy, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Ravenscroft was taken down by Metrolina Christian Academy 41-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Metrolina Christian Academy's Jeremy Williams, who rushed for 68 yards and three touchdowns. Now that Ravenscroft knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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