Two dominant backs in Terrion Thomas and Landon Deitch are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Grace Christian Academy Rams will be playing in front of their home fans against the Silverdale Academy Seahawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Grace Christian Academy sitting on eight straight victories and Silverdale Academy on three.
Grace Christian Academy will bounce into Friday's match after beating Webb, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Grace Christian Academy snuck past Webb with a 24-19 win on Friday. The 24-point effort marked the Rams' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Grace Christian Academy found their leader in underclassman Thomas, who rushed for 273 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Thomas a new career-high in rushing yards.
Grace Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 330 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Silverdale Academy got themselves on the board against Signal Mountain last Friday, but Signal Mountain never followed suit. They blew past the Eagles 42-0 at home. The result was nothing new for the Seahawks, who have now won four contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
Silverdale Academy can attribute much of their success to Connor Jenne, who threw for 127 yards and three touchdowns, and Deitch, who rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown. Tanner Bayne was another key player, picking up 47 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Grace Christian Academy's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Silverdale Academy, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Grace Christian Academy came up short against Silverdale Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 42-35. Will Grace Christian Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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