The Ocala Christian Crusaders's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Lake Mary Prep Griffins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ocala Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 point or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Lake Mary Prep likes a good challenge.
Ocala Christian's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Hernando Christian Academy 52-0 on the road. Fans of the Crusaders have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Conrad Bloom had an outrageously good game as he threw for 115 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Joshua Davis was another key player, gaining 125 total yards and two touchdowns.
Ocala Christian wouldn't let Hernando Christian Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Ocala Christian can thank Bloom and PT Culver for forcing both of them. Bloom got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 61 yards.
Meanwhile, Lake Mary Prep was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 40-34 to Master's Academy. The Griffins haven't had much luck with the Patriots recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Despite the loss, Lake Mary Prep got top-tier performance from Evan Alles, who picked up 91 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Lake Mary Prep was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 242 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Ocala Christian's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Lake Mary Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Ocala Christian came up short against Lake Mary Prep in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, falling 30-20. Can Ocala Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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