The Grace Christian Academy Lions will square off against the Battle Ground Academy Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Grace Christian Academy's defense has only allowed 12.2 points per game this season, so Battle Ground Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Grace Christian Academy is headed into Thursday's matchup hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They were beaten by Franklin Road Academy 31-0 on Friday. The game marked the first time this year in which the Lions were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Battle Ground Academy had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 43.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They really took it to the Cougars for the full four quarters, racking up a 56-14 victory. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-0.
Grace Christian Academy better keep an eye on Kaedyn Marable. He was instrumental in Battle Ground Academy's win, throwing for 282 yards and six TDs while completing 85% of his passes, and also rushing for 58 yards. Marable has been hot recently, having posted four or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played. Maddox Porter was another key player, picking up 136 receiving yards and three scores.
Battle Ground Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Evan Kellum and Mannie Fentress.
Grace Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 7-2. As for Battle Ground Academy, their win bumped their record up to 8-1.
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