The Virginia Academy Patriots 's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Mt. Zion Prep Academy Warriors at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Virginia Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28 points per game this season.
Virginia Academy is headed into the match having just suffered their closest loss since August 25, 2023 on Saturday. They fell just short of Saint James by a score of 37-34. The Patriots gained 191 more yards on the day, but it was the Saints that made the best use of them.
Despite the defeat, Virginia Academy got top-tier performance from Bryan Resto, who threw for 324 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Meanwhile, Mt. Zion Prep Academy and Friendship Collegiate Academy met for a duel on Thursday where Mt. Zion Prep Academy had to take the L. Mt. Zion Prep Academy took a 19-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Friendship Collegiate Academy. Having soared to a lofty 37 points in the game before, the Warriors couldn't push the score so high this time.
Mt. Zion Prep Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Nahshon Wilson, who threw for 201 yards and a touchdown, and Tahlon Holton, who picked up 50 receiving yards.
Mt. Zion Prep Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Amauri Polydor and Caleb Turner. Another thorn in Friendship Collegiate Academy's side was Anthony Davis, who made ten total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Virginia Academy's record is now 3-5. As for Mt. Zion Prep Academy, their record now sits at 1-8.
Virginia Academy suffered a grim 20-0 defeat to Mt. Zion Prep Academy in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Can Virginia Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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