The Blue Ridge Barons will head out on the road to take on the Fredericksburg Christian Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are still undefeated (Blue Ridge has eight wins , while Fredericksburg Christian has nine dating back to last season).
If Blue Ridge beats Fredericksburg Christian with 49 points on Saturday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Blue Ridge took their game on Saturday with ease, bagging a 49-2 victory over Fork Union Military Academy. The match marked the Barons' most dominant win of the season.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Fredericksburg Christian beat Nansemond-Suffolk Academy 21-17 on Friday. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 108th, while the Saints are ranked 236th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Christian Ray and Trip Blalock were among the main playmakers for Fredericksburg Christian as the former rushed for 180 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry and the latter rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown. Ray also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making three total tackles and defending a pass.
Fredericksburg Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 233 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in eight consecutive contests.
Fredericksburg Christian wouldn't let Nansemond-Suffolk Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Bishop Heard-Samuels, Xavier Brown, and Huck Pickett picked up one apiece.
Blue Ridge pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Fredericksburg Christian, their record now sits at 9-0.
Everything went Blue Ridge's way against Fredericksburg Christian when the teams last played back in November of 2023, as Blue Ridge made off with a 49-24 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Ray, who rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Blue Ridge still be able to contain Ray? There's only one way to find out.
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