The Veritas Christian Academy Eagles will head out to take on the Wright City Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 48-7, which was the final score in Veritas Christian Academy's tilt against Confluence Prep Academy/Grand Center Arts Academy on Friday. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Wright City's game on Friday was all tied up 14-14 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They strolled past Mark Twain with points to spare, taking the game 34-20. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Duan McRoberts Jr. was his usual excellent self, rushing for 312 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.5 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game. Another player making a difference was Kayden Allison, who picked up 74 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wright City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 329 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Veritas Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Wright City, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Veritas Christian Academy came up short against Wright City in their previous meeting back in October of 2015, falling 28-17. Can Veritas Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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