Sylva Bay Academy has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Russell Christian Academy Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Sylva Bay Academy took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 49-6 win over Faith Christian HomeSchool Academy. While fans of the Saints might be used to big wins, the 43-point margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Meanwhile, Russell Christian Academy is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Tabernacle. Russell Christian Academy breezed by Tabernacle on the road to the tune of 38-0. The Warriors pushed the score to 32-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Torches had no chance of recovering from.
It was another big night for Ty Jones, who rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his 11th straight game with at least 106 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Russell Christian Academy's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. Leading the way was Carter Simmons with two sacks. What's more, he also racked up eight rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in October of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Russell Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 218 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Sylva Bay Academy's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Russell Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
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