The Davidson Academy Bears will venture away from home to face off against the Lausanne Collegiate Lynx at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Lausanne Collegiate will square off against a team with plenty of momentum: Davidson Academy extended their winning streak to three on Thursday. The Bears claimed a resounding 44-10 victory over Pope John Paul II. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won four contests by 34 points or more so far this season.
One reason for the win was Davidson Academy's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Henry Smith refused to say out of the backfield, picking up two sacks all by himself. Mason Pratt got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Lausanne Collegiate took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 41-14 win over Northpoint Christian. The Lynx pushed the score to 41-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Trojans cut but never quite recovered from.
Lausanne Collegiate's win came from a few key players Davidson Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Tj Jenkins, who threw for 163 yards and four TDs while completing 81.8% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in passer rating (161.9). Lawrence Britt was in the mix as well, providing Lausanne Collegiate with three touchdowns.
Special teams played a big role in the game for Lausanne Collegiate, adding 11 points to the final score. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Jawell Rodgers, who ran a punt back for a touchdown.
Davidson Academy's record now sits at 6-4. As for Lausanne Collegiate, their record is now 6-3.
Davidson Academy won a game that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in November of 2023, slipping by Lausanne Collegiate 36-35. Will the Bears repeat their success, or do the Lynx have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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