After each having a week off, the Lakeview Academy Lions and the Riverside Military Academy Eagles will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lakeview Academy has five straight wins, Riverside Military Academy has 14 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Lakeview Academy's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when George Walton Academy offense got past them. Lakeview Academy skirted past George Walton Academy 34-31.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Kyari Burch and Aj Dillard. Burch had a great game two weeks ago and threw for 274 yards and three touchdowns. Meanwhile, Dillard was balling out in the loss, throwing for 304 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes, while also rushing for 40 yards.
Meanwhile, Riverside Military Academy scored the most points they've had all season two weeks ago, but it wasn't enough. They were outmatched by Athens Christian on the road and fell 50-18.
Despite the defeat, Riverside Military Academy got top-tier performance from Jacques Chiller, who rushed for 139 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 72 yards. Backing up that air attack was Jj Blackwell, who rushed for 84 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Riverside Military Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 272 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Lakeview Academy's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Riverside Military Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything came up roses for Lakeview Academy against Riverside Military Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 41-0 win. Will Lakeview Academy repeat their success, or does Riverside Military Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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