The Ocala Christian Crusaders will face off against the First Coast Christian Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Ocala Christian's favor as the team sits on seven straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while First Coast Christian has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Ocala Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Florida's top teams: Real Life Christian Academy, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Ocala Christian was ranked third). Ocala Christian blew past Real Life Christian Academy 38-8 at home on Saturday. Considering the Crusaders have won four matchups by more than 29 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Joshua Davis and Johnny Olsen. Davis had a great game and rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Meanwhile, Olsen did his best for the losing side, rushing for 74 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 34 receiving yards.
Ocala Christian's defense made their presence known, laying out Caleb Burden. five times. Leading the way was Vincent Perrella with three sacks. Another thorn in Real Life Christian Academy's side was Oniell Costa, who made six total tackles (6.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ocala Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 396 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Real Life Christian Academy only rushed for 119.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for First Coast Christian's offense. They took a blow against Countryside Christian last Friday, falling 36-0.
Ocala Christian's win bumped their record up to 6-0. As for First Coast Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything came up roses for Ocala Christian against First Coast Christian in their previous meeting back in August, as the squad secured a 52-18 victory. Will Ocala Christian repeat their success, or does First Coast Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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