The Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders will face off against the Ambassador Christian School Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cardinal Gibbons' defense has only allowed 14.2 points per game this season, so Ambassador Christian School's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Cardinal Gibbons is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: Mallard Creek, who was ranked sixth at the time (Cardinal Gibbons was ranked eighth). The Crusaders took a 20-16 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mavericks last Friday. The matchup marked the Crusaders' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Ambassador Christian School narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Grace Christian Academy 35-32. That's two games straight that the Lions have won by exactly three points.
Cardinal Gibbons better keep an eye on Weston Michalak. He was instrumental in Ambassador Christian School's win, throwing for 338 yards and four TDs while picking up 13.0 yards per attempt.
The win made it two in a row for Ambassador Christian School and bumps their season record up to 4-1-1. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 29.5 points over those games. As for Cardinal Gibbons, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Cardinal Gibbons has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 169 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Ambassador Christian School has preferred to attack from the air: they average 275.3 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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