Master's Academy has won seven straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Merritt Island Christian has won seven straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Master's Academy Patriots will host the Merritt Island Christian Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
If Master's Academy beats Merritt Island Christian with 38 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Master's Academy blew past Babcock, posting a 38-0 victory at home. That's two games straight that the Patriots have won by exactly 38 points.
Master's Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Isiah Willimas picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, everything went Merritt Island Christian's way against Hernando Christian Academy on Thursday as Merritt Island Christian made off with a 38-12 win.
Bode Handwork went supernova for Merritt Island Christian, throwing for 194 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 passes, while also rushing for 52 yards and a touchdown. Trey Nevad was Handwork's top target, picking up 95 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Merritt Island Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 233 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in six consecutive games dating back to last season.
Master's Academy's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Merritt Island Christian, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
Everything came up roses for Master's Academy against Merritt Island Christian when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 28-0 victory. Does Master's Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Merritt Island Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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