The Crescent City Raiders and the Halifax Academy Knights are set to duel on Friday. Crescent City is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
Last Monday, Crescent City got the win against Father Lopez by a conclusive 30-7. That 23 point margin sets a new team best for the Raiders this season.
Ja'Maris Fuller had a dynamite game for Crescent City, rushing for 157 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Those 157 rushing yards gave Fuller a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Crescent City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Halifax Academy's offense. They took a blow against Melbourne Central Catholic on Friday, falling 49-0. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Hustlers recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Crescent City pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Halifax Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Crescent City has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 210.8 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Halifax Academy has preferred to attack from the air: they average 277.4 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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