Monday just wasn't the day for Elite Scholars Academy's offense. They took a 7-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Therrell Panthers on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Royal Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 187th, while the Panthers are ranked 38th).
Even if they lost, Elite Scholars Academy's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Alina Forrest was especially locked on to Therrell's QB and sacked her twice. Forrest is crushing it when it comes to sacks: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the field this season.
Elite Scholars Academy dropped their record down to 1-4 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. That patch can't be blamed on the team's defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.0 points per game. As for Therrell, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 9-1.
Elite Scholars Academy has already played their next contest, a 25-6 defeat against Jackson on the 7th. As for Therrell, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 12-0 victory against Douglass on the 4th.
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