The Grace Prep Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Regents Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Grace Prep has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight defeats, while Regents will come in with six straight wins.
Grace Prep is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Brook Hill on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Grace Prep lost 36-10 to Brook Hill.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Regents at home against Brentwood Christian on Friday as the team secured a 41-14 victory. Considering the Knights have won seven matchups by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Regents to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sam Pope, who rushed for 97 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Smith, who gained 82 total yards and two touchdowns.
Regents wouldn't let Brentwood Christian keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Regents can thank Graham Reintjes and Charlie Burton for forcing both of them. Burton also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Grace Prep's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Regents, their win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Grace Prep lost to Regents on the road by a decisive 28-10 margin in their previous meeting back in November of 2015. Can Grace Prep avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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