The Ocala Christian Crusaders's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Riverside Christian Wranglers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ocala Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 41.4 points per game this season.
Ocala Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Florida's top teams: Geneva, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Ocala Christian was ranked third). Ocala Christian blew past Geneva 28-6 on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Crusaders, who have now won six games by 22 points or more so far this season.
Ocala Christian can attribute much of their success to Conrad Bloom, who rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 15 yards and a touchdown. Bloom didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made five total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
Ocala Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Bloom, Brandon Norman Db/Ath, and Derrick Mcgill picked up one apiece. What's more, Mcgill also racked up four rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in August.
Ocala Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 235 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Riverside Christian came up short against Donahue Catholic two weeks ago and fell 26-13.
Ocala Christian's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Riverside Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Ocala Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Riverside Christian in their previous meeting back in August of 2021, sneaking past 28-26. Will Ocala Christian repeat their success, or does Riverside Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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