The Blue Ridge Knights will venture away from home to face off against the St. Anne Cardinals at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Blue Ridge has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while St. Anne will arrive with three straight wins.
Blue Ridge is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Meridian on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Knights were beaten by the Hawks 67-26. The Knights were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 49-12.
Blue Ridge might have lost, but man, Brayden Hallowell was a machine: he rushed for 140 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only seven carries, and also picked up 55 receiving yards and one TD.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Anne). They took their matchup on Thursday with ease, bagging a 61-28 victory over Milford/Cissna Park. Considering the Cardinals have won six games by more than 29 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Blue Ridge better keep an eye on Matthew Langellier. He was instrumental in St. Anne's win, picking up 89 receiving yards and two scores.
St. Anne was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 364 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2024.
Blue Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for St. Anne, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
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