The Aucilla Christian Warriors will face off against the Graceville Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Aucilla Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Calhoun County for the full four quarters, racking up a 47-14 win. Winning may never get old, but the Warriors sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Landon La Rosa had another great game (as he tends to do), throwing for 292 yards and four TDs while completing 78.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 43 yards and one touchdown. Aucilla Christian's leading receiver Bryson Mills was La Rosa's top target yet again, picking up 169 receiving yards and one score.
Aucilla Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Will Borders and Liam La Rosa. Aucilla Christian got some further help from Dalton McCormick: he picked up a sack, forced one fumble, and made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three contest, Graceville brought some dynamite into their most recent matchup. They took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 42-15 victory over Vernon. Considering the Tigers' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Aucilla Christian's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Graceville, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-5.
Everything came up roses for Aucilla Christian against Graceville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 33-0 win. Will the Warriors repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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