Two dominant signal callers in Gavin Owens and Salomon Georges are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Rabun Gap-Nacoochee Eagles will head out to take on The First Academy Royals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee's defense has only allowed 15.5 points per game this season, so The First Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Charlotte Christian 2-0. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked second in Georgia, while the Knights are ranked 27th in North Carolina), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, The First Academy put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Orlando Christian Prep as The First Academy made off with a 39-13 win. The result was nothing new for the Royals, who have now won three games by 26 points or more so far this season.
The First Academy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Dane Thompkins out in front who rushed for 136 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. Thompkins has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Georges was another key passer, throwing for 233 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, The First Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 201 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for The First Academy, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
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