Atlantic Shores Christian is on a four-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Fredericksburg Christian is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Atlantic Shores Christian Seahawks will host the Fredericksburg Christian Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Atlantic Shores Christian: 14.9, Fredericksburg Christian: 8.7) so any points scored will be well earned.
Atlantic Shores Christian's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Saturday's struggle, when Blue Ridge offense got past them. Atlantic Shores Christian came up short against Blue Ridge on Saturday, falling 42-19. The Seahawks have struggled against the Barons recently, as their game on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fredericksburg Christian). They claimed a resounding 60-28 victory over Fork Union Military Academy at home. Fans of the Eagles have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Fredericksburg Christian can attribute much of their success to Christian Ray, who rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, and Trip Blalock, who rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Ray's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 150 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Tim Esunge, who rushed for 40 yards and two touchdowns.
Fredericksburg Christian wouldn't let Fork Union Military Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Fredericksburg Christian can thank Bishop Heard-Samuels and Cameron Bon-Ami for forcing both of them. Bon-Ami also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 16.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fredericksburg Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 273 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 190 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
Atlantic Shores Christian's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Fredericksburg Christian, their win bumped their record up to 7-0.
Atlantic Shores Christian couldn't quite finish off Fredericksburg Christian when the teams last played back in October of 2023 and fell 21-18. Will Atlantic Shores Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
