The Fork Union Military Academy Blue Devils are taking a road trip to challenge the Fredericksburg Christian Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Fork Union Military Academy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight defeats, while Fredericksburg Christian will come in with six straight victories.
Fork Union Military Academy is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against St. Christopher's on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Fork Union Military Academy was beaten by St. Christopher's 44-8. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 191st, while the Saints are ranked 34th).
Meanwhile, Fredericksburg Christian never let their opponents score on Friday. They blew past Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy, posting a 48-0 win on the road. The contest marked the Eagles' most dominant victory of the season.
Fredericksburg Christian can attribute much of their success to Christian Ray, who rushed for 206 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries, and Trip Blalock, who rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. The dominant performance gave Blalock a new career-high in rushing yards. Aaron Bon-Ami was in the mix too, providing Fredericksburg Christian with a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fredericksburg Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 338 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Fredericksburg Christian's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB six times. The heavy lifting was done by Camden Scott and Huck Pickett, who racked up five sacks between them.
Fork Union Military Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Fredericksburg Christian, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Everything went Fork Union Military Academy's way against Fredericksburg Christian when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Fork Union Military Academy made off with a 42-22 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Ray, who rushed for 150 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Fork Union Military Academy still be able to contain Ray? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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