On Friday Franklin Road Academy will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to take on the Silverdale Academy Seahawks at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Franklin Road Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by Chattanooga Christian to the tune of 44-13. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Chargers are ranked 119th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Silverdale Academy entered their tilt with Evangelical Christian on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They took their match with ease, bagging a 37-7 victory over the Eagles. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 30-7.
Boone Perry was a one-man wrecking crew for Silverdale Academy as he picked up 94 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Landon Deitch, who rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown.
Silverdale Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.
Silverdale Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Carter Brown, Cannon Rogers, and Titus Hinkle picked up one apiece.
Silverdale Academy's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-2. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.3 points per game. As for Franklin Road Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 10-1.
Everything came up roses for Franklin Road Academy against Silverdale Academy when the teams last played back in November of 2023, as the squad secured a 35-6 win. In that matchup, Franklin Road Academy amassed a halftime lead of 21-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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