The First Academy Eagles will venture away from home to take on the Hernando Christian Academy Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
First Academy's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Bell Creek Academy on Friday. They came up short against the Panthers, falling 22-0. The matchup was up for grabs at halftime, but sadly the Eagles struggled afterwards.
First 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 Ryder Steinmetz, Rayce Teate, and Ezekiel Lowe picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Hernando Christian Academy had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.5 points) and they went ahead and made it five two weeks ago. They blew past the Eagles 53-8. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 39-0.
First Academy better keep an eye on Tayvion Howard. He was instrumental in Hernando Christian Academy's win, rushing for 211 yards and a pair of TDs on only 12 carries. Howard's longest rush was for an incredible 75 yards.
Hernando Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 520 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Hernando Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for First Academy, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-4.
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