The Mt. Zion Prep Academy Warriors will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Virginia Academy Patriots at 3:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Mt. Zion Prep Academy is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 37 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Friendship Collegiate Academy on Thursday. They fell 19-6 to the Knights. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 56th in Maryland, while the Knights are ranked third in District of Columbia).
Mt. Zion Prep Academy's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Nahshon Wilson, who threw for 201 yards and a touchdown, and Tahlon Holton, who picked up 50 receiving yards.
Mt. Zion Prep Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Amauri Polydor and Caleb Turner. Mt. Zion Prep Academy got some further help from Anthony Davis: he made ten total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Virginia Academy suffered their closest loss since August 25, 2023 on Saturday. They fell just short of Saint James by a score of 37-34. The Patriots gained 191 more yards on the day, but it was the Saints that made the best use of them.
Virginia Academy might have lost, but man, Bryan Resto was a machine: he threw for 324 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Mt. Zion Prep Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Virginia Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Mt. Zion Prep Academy took their victory against Virginia Academy when the teams last played back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 20-0. Does Mt. Zion Prep Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Virginia Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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