The First Academy is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of The St. James Performance Academy. The Royals were just a hair shy of victory and fell 41-40 to the Strivers. The Royals were up 40-22 in the third quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead.
The First Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Demetrice McCray, who rushed for 55 yards and three TDs, and also picked up 35 receiving yards. BRIAN WILLIAMS was another key player, picking up 93 receiving yards and one score.
This is the second loss in a row for The First Academy and nudges their season record down to 4-4. As for The St. James Performance Academy, their win bumped their record up to 7-0.
Coming up, The First Academy will face off against Hun at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Raiders' defense has only allowed 15 points per game this season, so the Royals' offense will have their work cut out for them. As for The St. James Performance Academy, they will square off against St. Thomas More at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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