St. Andrew's Episcopal hasn't had much luck against Raleigh recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The St. Andrew's Episcopal Saints are taking a road trip to square off against the Raleigh Lions at 7:00 p.m. St. Andrew's Episcopal will be strutting in after a victory while Raleigh will be coming in after a defeat.
St. Andrew's Episcopal took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They snuck past Puckett with a 32-27 win. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Saints considering their six-point performance the contest before.
John William Walker continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, picking up 183 receiving yards and four touchdowns. His longest reception was for an incredible 70 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Crowder, who threw for 209 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Raleigh's offense. They received a blow on Friday as they fell 14-0 to Magee. That makes it the first time this season the Lions have let down their home crowd.
Raleigh didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brendan Harper and Deuce Carter.
St. Andrew's Episcopal is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Raleigh, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-1.
St. Andrew's Episcopal took a serious blow against Raleigh in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 51-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Carter, who rushed for 211 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. Now that St. Andrew's Episcopal knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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