The Ravenscroft Ravens will face off against the Metrolina Christian Academy Warriors at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Metrolina Christian Academy took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Ravenscroft, who comes in off a win.
Ravenscroft is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past GRACE Christian with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 37-21. The victory was some much needed relief for the Ravens as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
A big part of Ravenscroft's win came down to the chemistry between Elijah Deifer and his top target Bryan Copeland. Deifer threw for 181 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 passes while Copeland picked up 148 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Copeland's longest reception was for an impressive 52 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total.
Meanwhile, Metrolina Christian Academy had to suffer through a 48-16 loss at the hands of Asheville School (Independent). While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 156th, while the Blues are ranked 27th).
Despite the loss, Metrolina Christian Academy got top-tier performance from Deangelo Walker, who rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Metrolina Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 222 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Ravenscroft's victory bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Metrolina Christian Academy, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Ravenscroft was taken down by Metrolina Christian Academy 41-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Metrolina Christian Academy's Jeremy Williams, who rushed for 68 yards and three touchdowns. Now that Ravenscroft knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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