The Providence Day Chargers will venture away from home to face off against the North Raleigh Christian Academy Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Providence Day is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Providence Day at home against Christ School as the team secured a 55-7 victory. With the Chargers ahead 27-7 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Providence Day relied on the efforts of Zaid Lott, who threw for 298 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per attempt, and Ian Cline, who gained 189 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Lott a new career-high in rushing yards. Gordon Sellars also helped out with an impressive 117 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Providence Day was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 239 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Providence Day's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. Cairo Skanes picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown. Another thorn in Christ School's side was Justin Abanquah, who made 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, North Raleigh Christian Academy ended up a good deal behind Harrells Christian Academy on Friday and lost 34-18. The Knights were down 34-12 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
North Raleigh Christian Academy wouldn't let Harrells Christian Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. North Raleigh Christian Academy can thank Cooper Herakovich and Graycen Jones for forcing both of them.
Providence Day's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for North Raleigh Christian Academy, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Everything came up roses for Providence Day against North Raleigh Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 62-10 victory. In that game, Providence Day amassed a halftime lead of 48-3, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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