The Battle Ground Academy Wildcats will face off against the Grace Christian Academy Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Battle Ground Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Notre Dame 56-7. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 49-0.
Kaedyn Marable continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 101 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 170 yards and three TDs while completing 87.5% of his passes. His longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards. Emerson Tice was another key player, rushing for 106 yards and one score on only six carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Battle Ground Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2024.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Battle Ground Academy's defense and their three sacks. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Gavino Villarreal, Jayden Cannon, and Justice Pittman, who each picked up one sack apiece.
Meanwhile, Grace Christian Academy won against Notre Dame two weeks ago with 42 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. The Rams didn't even let St. George's on the board, marking the Rams' second-straight 42-0 shutout. The Rams' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a point in their last three matchups.
Battle Ground Academy's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.8 points on average over those games. As for Grace Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 9-2.
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