The North Raleigh Christian Academy Knights and the Trinity Christian Crusaders are set to duel on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
North Raleigh Christian Academy's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past GRACE Christian 56-0 on the road. That looming 56-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Knights yet this season.
A big part of North Raleigh Christian Academy's victory came down to the chemistry between Joshua Brown and his top target Marcus Monroe. Brown threw for 156 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes while Monroe picked up 98 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Raleigh Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Trinity Christian had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32.8 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 48-13 win over the Ravens. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the Ravens are ranked 322nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Elijiah Oehlke, who threw for 269 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes, and also punched in a rushing score. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. 120 of those passing yards were hauled in by Karlfonza McLean-Smith.
North Raleigh Christian Academy's record now sits at 3-4. As for Trinity Christian, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
North Raleigh Christian Academy was taken down by Trinity Christian 43-14 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for North Raleigh Christian Academy, Michael Ross (who picked up 90 receiving yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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