After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Freedom C, Ezekiel Academy was happy to have turned things around on Friday. Everything went their way against Varsity Opponent as they made off with a 40-20 victory. That's more bragging rights for the Knights, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Leading Ezekiel Academy to victory were Noah Sawyer and Parker Weston. Sawyer rushed for 106 yards and a pair of scores, while Weston rushed for 77 yards and one TD. Sawyer showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 65 yards. Donovan Gentry also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Ezekiel Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Hudson Powell.
The win got Ezekiel Academy back to even at 2-2.
Ezekiel Academy will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Evangel Christian at 7:00 p.m. on the 19th. As for Varsity Opponent, they have already played their next matchup, a 33-13 victory against Columbus on the 5th.
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