Life Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 53-16 loss at the hands of the Blue Ridge Barons. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 235th, while the Barons are ranked 48th).
When it comes to explaining why Life Christian Academy lost, don't look at Micah Young. Despite the final result, he picked up 118 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Even if they lost, Life Christian Academy's defensive line still kept up the pressure with five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Sedric Hopkins Jr and Connor Radcliff who racked up four sacks between them. Radcliff also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Life Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Blue Ridge, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Life Christian Academy is on the road again on Friday to play Catholic at 7:00 p.m. Life Christian Academy is facing Catholic at the right time seeing as Catholic is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Blue Ridge, they will play host again on Saturday to welcome Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy, where kickoff is scheduled at 2:00 p.m. Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Blue Ridge surely won't give up without a fight.
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