Mountain Empire scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They were beaten by the Victory Christian Academy Knights 39-12. The Redhawks were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Knights apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2016.
Even though they lost, Mountain Empire was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
A big part of Victory Christian Academy's win came down to the chemistry between Austin Dill and his top target Jayden Gray. Dill threw for 273 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes while Gray picked up 142 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Dill has become a key player for Victory Christian Academy: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. A healthy portion of that aerial production (84 yards to be exact) also went to Max Gardner, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Mountain Empire is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4. As for Victory Christian Academy, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mountain Empire will head out to face off against Rock Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Mountain Empire is facing Rock Academy at the right time seeing as Rock Academy is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Victory Christian Academy, they will challenge Hilltop at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 861 yards in their previous games.
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