After starting their season with three straight games on the road, Coram Deo Academy is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Mercy Culture Prep Royals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Coram Deo Academy is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 48 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Shelton on Friday. They had to suffer through a 56-8 loss at the hands of the Chargers.
Meanwhile, Mercy Culture Prep was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They lost 38-13 to Pantego Christian. Despite 80 more yards than the Panthers, the Royals couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Despite the defeat, Mercy Culture Prep got top-tier performance from Jon Anthony Lardizabal, who rushed for 247 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.8 yards per carry. Lardizabal showed off some serious burst, turning on the jets for a run for 52 yards.
Even though they lost, Mercy Culture Prep was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 372 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Coram Deo Academy now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Mercy Culture Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
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