The Briarcrest Christian Saints will challenge the Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Briarcrest Christian will be strutting in after a victory while Knoxville Catholic will be coming in after a loss.
Briarcrest Christian took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Ridgeway 35-0 at home. Given the Saints' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 80th, while the Roadrunners are ranked 312th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Briarcrest Christian found their leader in underclassman Jd Donaldson, who rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also picked up 83 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Donaldson a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Hudson Tucker, who threw for 113 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Briarcrest Christian wouldn't let Ridgeway keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Briarcrest Christian can thank Webber Durley and Jordan Brown for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Knoxville Catholic fell victim to Ensworth and their airtight defense on Friday. They were dealt a 35-0 defeat at the hands of the Tigers. That makes it the first time this season the Fighting Irish have let down their home crowd.
The win got Briarcrest Christian back to even at 2-2. As for Knoxville Catholic, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Briarcrest Christian might still be hurting after the 49-24 defeat they got from Knoxville Catholic in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Knoxville Catholic's Jayden Neal, who threw for 394 yards and five touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes. Now that Briarcrest Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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