The Old Plank Christian Academy Defenders will take on the Merritt Island Christian Cougars at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Florida (Old Plank Christian Academy is ranked tenth, while Merritt Island Christian is ranked eighth).
Old Plank Christian Academy extended their postseason success on Friday against Geneva. They put the hurt on the Knights with a sharp 44-22 victory. Old Plank Christian Academy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four contests by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Merritt Island Christian's game on Friday was all tied up 14-14 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Hernando Christian Academy and snuck past 30-27. The win made it back-to-back wins for Merritt Island Christian.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Merritt Island Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Bode Handwork, who rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also threw for 225 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.2% of his passes. Carter Stevenson did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 87 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Old Plank Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-6 record this season. As for Merritt Island Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 8-4.
Old Plank Christian Academy came up short against Merritt Island Christian when the teams last played back in August, falling 21-8. Can Old Plank Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
