Two dominant backs in Landon Deitch and Terrion Thomas are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Silverdale Academy Seahawks will challenge the Grace Christian Academy Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Silverdale Academy sitting on three straight wins and Grace Christian Academy on eight.
Silverdale Academy's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They blew past Signal Mountain, posting a 42-0 victory at home. That 42 point margin sets a new team best for the Seahawks this season.
Connor Jenne and Deitch were among the main playmakers for Silverdale Academy as the former threw for 127 yards and three touchdowns and the latter rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown. Tanner Bayne was in the mix too, providing Silverdale Academy with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Grace Christian Academy hadn't done well against Webb recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Grace Christian Academy managed a 24-19 win over Webb. The 24-point effort marked the Rams' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Thomas was his usual excellent self, rushing for 273 yards and two touchdowns. Those 273 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Grace Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 330 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Silverdale Academy's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2. As for Grace Christian Academy, their record is now 8-0.
Silverdale Academy beat Grace Christian Academy 42-35 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Grace Christian Academy's Weston Edmondson, who threw for 321 yards and four touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Silverdale Academy still be able to contain Edmondson? There's only one way to find out.
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