Ravenscroft is 8-2 against North Raleigh Christian Academy since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Ravenscroft Ravens will take on the North Raleigh Christian Academy Knights at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Ravenscroft will head into Friday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by 39) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Harrells Christian Academy 38-35. With that win, the Ravens brought their scoring average up to 26.4 points per game.
A big part of Ravenscroft's victory came down to the chemistry between Elijah Deifer and his top target Bryan Copeland. Deifer threw for 214 yards and two touchdowns while Copeland picked up 102 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for North Raleigh Christian Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They claimed a resounding 56-6 win over Wake Christian Academy at home. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 21 points or more this season.
A big part of North Raleigh Christian Academy's victory came down to the chemistry between Joshua Brown and his top target Marcus Monroe. Brown threw for 155 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes while Monroe picked up 94 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Raleigh Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 95.3 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 156.3.
North Raleigh Christian Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Cooper Herakovich. Jaden Brinkley was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, making ten total tackles, and defending a pass.
Ravenscroft's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-5. As for North Raleigh Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 4-5.
Ravenscroft barely slipped by North Raleigh Christian Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 35-34. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ravenscroft since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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