Richard Winn Academy has gone 10-0 against Laurens Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Richard Winn Academy Eagles will look to defend their home field against the Laurens Academy Crusaders at 7:30 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Laurens Academy is hoping to do what King Academy couldn't on Friday: put an end to Richard Winn Academy's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Richard Winn Academy really took it to King Academy for the full four quarters, racking up a 57-6 win on the road. Fans of the Eagles have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Meanwhile, everything went Laurens Academy's way against Oakbrook Prep on Friday as Laurens Academy made off with a 40-20 victory.
Laurens Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Caleb Hardy led the charge by picking up 120 receiving yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 60 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Another signal caller making a difference was Ethan Collins, who threw for 327 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Laurens Academy wouldn't let Oakbrook Prep keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Laurens Academy can thank Garrett Murphy and Garrison Vaughan for forcing both of them. Murphy also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making eight total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Laurens Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 233 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 219 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Richard Winn Academy's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Laurens Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Everything came up roses for Richard Winn Academy against Laurens Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 as the squad secured a 36-8 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Murphy, who rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also picked up 70 receiving yards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Richard Winn Academy still be able to contain Murphy? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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