The Ezekiel Academy Knights will take on the Jacksonville Christian Academy Thunder at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Ezekiel Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Evangel Christian, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Ezekiel Academy was ranked ninth). Ezekiel Academy came up short against Evangel Christian on Friday, falling 68-42. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on September 6th (40), the Knights still had to take the loss.
Ezekiel Academy might have lost, but man, Branden Davis was a machine: he rushed for 116 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. Another player making a difference was Shaun Taylor, who rushed for 53 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries.
Meanwhile, Jacksonville Christian Academy came tearing into Friday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Warriors 49-16 at home. The Thunder might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 21 points or more this season.
Ezekiel Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Jacksonville Christian Academy, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
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