The Asheville School (Independent) Blues will take on the Wake Christian Academy Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Asheville School (Independent)'s defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Hickory Grove Christian to the tune of 42-0. The Blues might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 32 points or more this season.
Ricky Tolbert was his usual excellent self, throwing for 242 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt. Marvyn Larozar helped Tolbert out on the ground, rushing for 82 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Asheville School (Independent) didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Justin Rowe, Ryerson Gilewicz, and Zander Baptiste picked up one apiece. Gilewicz is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least ten every time he's taken the field this season. Another thorn in Hickory Grove Christian's side was Xander Prosper, who picked up two sacks and made seven total tackles.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wake Christian Academy). They took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 51-7 win over GRACE Christian. The victory was some much needed relief for the Bulldogs as it spelled an end to their six-game losing streak.
Wake Christian Academy can attribute much of their success to Logan Hawxwell, who picked up 131 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Dylan Welch, who rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. The dominant performance gave Welch a new career-high in rushing yards.
Asheville School (Independent) pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Wake Christian Academy, their victory ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-7.
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