Ravenscroft is 8-2 against Harrells Christian Academy since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Ravenscroft Ravens will look to defend their home field against the Harrells Christian Academy Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Ravenscroft is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Wake Christian Academy 48-9 on the road on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Ravens have posted since September 14, 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ravenscroft was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 79.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three games they've averaged 202.3.
Meanwhile, Harrells Christian Academy had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.2 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They blew past the Eagles, posting a 50-0 victory at home. The Crusaders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 43 points or more this season.
J'Kaeshi Brunson was a one-man wrecking crew for Harrells Christian Academy as he rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. That's the most rushing yards Brunson has posted since back in August of 2023. Drake Smith was in the mix as well, providing Harrells Christian Academy with a touchdown.
Harrells Christian Academy wouldn't let GRACE Christian keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Harrells Christian Academy can thank Jarrod Miller and Smith for forcing both of them.
Ravenscroft's win bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Harrells Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Ravenscroft strolled past Harrells Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 31-14. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Harrells Christian Academy's Samiir Gibbs, who rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Ravenscroft to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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