The Savannah Christian Raiders have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Oceanside Collegiate Academy Landsharks at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Savannah Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 point or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Oceanside Collegiate Academy likes a good challenge.
Savannah Christian's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 45-0 victory over Providence Christian Academy at home. The Raiders' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Savannah Christian's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Zo Smalls, who rushed for 46 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown. Smalls is crushing it when it comes to rushing touchdowns: he's punched in at least two every time he's taken the field this season. Another signal caller making a difference was Blaise Thomas, who threw for 85 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Savannah Christian's defense and their four sacks. Isaiah Redmond was especially locked on to Providence Christian Academy's QB and sacked him twice. Redmond also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks and making seven total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Oceanside Collegiate Academy gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They slipped by Calvary Day 16-15. Given the Landsharks' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 18th in South Carolina, while the Cavaliers are ranked 90th in Georgia), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Savannah Christian pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Oceanside Collegiate Academy, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Savannah Christian was taken down by Oceanside Collegiate Academy 49-7 in their previous matchup back in August of 2019. Can Savannah Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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