The Real Life Christian Academy Raptors will venture away from home to challenge the Geneva Classical Academy Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Real Life Christian Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Real Life Christian Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Florida's top teams: Liberty Christian Prep, who was ranked 20th at the time (Real Life Christian Academy was ranked first). The Raptors took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 62-6 victory over the Lions. The Raptors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 50 points or more this season.
Caleb Burden and Johnny Olson were among the main playmakers for Real Life Christian Academy as the former rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries and the latter rushed for 97 yards and a pair of TDs on only nine carries. Burden didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made two total tackles.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Real Life Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 296 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 198 rushing yards in six consecutive games dating back to last season.
Another reason for the win was Real Life Christian Academy's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Hayden Longworth was especially locked on to Liberty Christian Prep's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, the third road contest was the charm for Geneva Classical Academy, as they earned their first away win of the season. They managed a 56-52 victory over Lake Mary Prep on Friday.
Geneva Classical Academy's win came from a few key players Real Life Christian Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Bennett Bayhan, who picked up 324 receiving yards and four scores, and also rushed for 75 yards and one touchdown. Those 324 receiving yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Clay Lindsay, who threw for 424 yards and six TDs while picking up 12.1 yards per attempt.
Geneva Classical Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Wyatt Edwards and Eli Smith. Caleb Causey was another major factor on D, forcing two fumbles, making 17 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defending one pass.
Real Life Christian Academy pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 50.4 points this season. As for Geneva Classical Academy, the win was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 2-4.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. Real Life Christian Academy has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 234.8 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Geneva Classical Academy, though, as they've been averaging only 67.7 rushing yards. How will they fare against such a dominant running game? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
