Claiborne Academy hasn't had much luck against Prairie View Academy recently, but that could start to change  on Friday. The Rebels will head out to  challenge the Spartans  at 7:00  p.m. Claiborne Academy knows how to get  points on the board -- the  squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully Prairie View Academy likes a good challenge.
Claiborne Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most  points they have   all season. They breezed past Union Christian Academy to the tune of  58-18 on Friday. The  victory continues a trend for the Rebels in their matchups with the Lions: they've now won five in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Claiborne Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than   Cade Smith, who rushed for 61 yards and one  touchdown, and also caught one  TD. Another back making a difference was  Dylan Buckner, who gained 81 total yards and three touchdowns.
 Claiborne Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as  Kyler Monk,  Kade Suggs,  and  Buckner picked up one apiece. Buckner got in on the action too, converting a pick  into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Prairie View Academy faced River Oaks in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Spartans lost  46-26 to the Mustangs. The  matchup marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring  contest so far this season.
 Claiborne Academy will have to contain  Hayden Little as he made an impact in Prairie View Academy's last game. He rushed for 74 yards and a pair of  scores, and also threw for 98 yards and a pair of  TDs.
 Having lost for the first time  this season, Prairie View Academy  fell to 7-1. As for Claiborne Academy, their win bumped their record up to 8-0.
| Passing Yards | 845 | 
| Passing Touchdowns | 14 | 
| Passer Rating | 155.3 | 
| Rushing Yards | 646 | 
| Rushing Touchdowns | 16 | 
Friday's  game will pit two  of the most dominant  signal callers against one another:  Monk and  Little. Monk just won't slow down this season and  has thrown 14 touchdowns (and no picks) while averaging 105.6 passing yards per game. Little has been a dominant force too and  has thrown 16 touchdowns (and  and only 1 picks) while averaging 95.7 passing yards per game.
 Claiborne Academy suffered a grim  57-36 defeat to Prairie View Academy  in their previous meeting  back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of   Little, who threw for 162 yards and four  touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 116 yards and one  score on only eight carries. Now that the Rebels know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.