The Faith Christian Patriots will challenge the Rocky Mount Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Faith Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: St. David's, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Faith Christian was ranked fifth). Faith Christian was the clear victor by a 62-38 margin over St. David's on Friday. The win was nothing new for the Patriots as they're now sitting on three straight.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Faith Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ayden Tyndall, who rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also picked up 69 receiving yards and a touchdown. Those 104 rushing yards gave Tyndall a new career-high. Austin Gaertner was in the mix too, providing Faith Christian with four touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Faith Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 403 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Rocky Mount Academy never let their opponents score on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Father Capodanno 59-0 on the road. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their six-point performance the game before.
Rocky Mount Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Gehrig Miller led the charge by throwing for 111 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Another player making a difference was Ayden Lovely, who rushed for 58 yards and two touchdowns.
Rocky Mount 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 Kaiden Pulley, Miller, and Ethan Bellamy picked up one apiece.
Faith Christian's record now sits at 5-3. As for Rocky Mount Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season.
Faith Christian might still be hurting after the 36-12 loss they got from Rocky Mount Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Faith Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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