Riverside Christian has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Ocala Christian Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Riverside Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Florida's top teams: Donahue Catholic, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Riverside Christian was ranked 13th). Riverside Christian took a 26-13 hit to the loss column at the hands of Donahue Catholic two weeks ago.
Meanwhile, Ocala Christian put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Geneva 28-6. Considering the Crusaders have won six matches by more than 21 points this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Ocala Christian can attribute much of their success to Conrad Bloom, who rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 15 yards and a touchdown. Bloom also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making five total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
Ocala Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 235 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Riverside Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Ocala Christian, their win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0.
Riverside Christian couldn't quite finish off Ocala Christian when the teams last played back in August of 2021 and fell 28-26. Can Riverside Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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