On Friday, Ezekiel Academy faced Jacksonville Christian Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Ezekiel Academy Knights were the clear victor by an 80-58 margin over the Jacksonville Christian Academy Thunder. The Knights' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
It was another big night for Branden Davis, who rushed for 310 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 17.2 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 55 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Shaun Taylor, who threw for 200 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ezekiel Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 396 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 189 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Ezekiel Academy's defensive line and their five sacks. In that department, Noah Jones was the leader with three.
Despite the loss, Jacksonville Christian Academy still got an impressive performance from Noah Lee, who threw for 486 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 77 yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Lee is now averaging an impressive 308 passing yards per game.
Ezekiel Academy pushed their record up to 3-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Jacksonville Christian Academy, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Ezekiel Academy and East Central HomeSchool are set to duel on Friday. Ezekiel Academy will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last. As for Jacksonville Christian Academy, they will square off against Clay County Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Jacksonville Christian Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully Clay County Christian Academy likes a good challenge.
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