On Saturday, Mercersburg Academy faced Delaware County Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mercersburg Academy Blue Storm took a blow against the Delaware County Christian Knights, falling 50-14. The Blue Storm were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-12.
Sam Dixon continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Delaware County Christian, rushing for 102 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, while also throwing for 195 yards and four touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes. Dixon's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 102 rushing yards dating back to last season. Ian Pruessner was Dixon's top target, picking up 143 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Mercersburg Academy dropped their record down to 1-4 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Delaware County Christian, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Mercersburg Academy will be playing at home against Christchurch School at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Delaware County Christian, they will square off against Perkiomen School at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Delaware County Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 44.2 points per game this season.
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