The Fideles Christian Rangers will face off against the Johnson Ferry Christian Academy Saints at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Fideles Christian is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 60 points back in September, they were much more limited against Horizon Christian Academy on Friday. They fell 13-6 to the Warriors.
Meanwhile, Johnson Ferry Christian Academy faced Hearts Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Johnson Ferry Christian Academy fell just short of Hearts Academy by a score of 20-18. The contest marked the Saints' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Despite the loss, Johnson Ferry Christian Academy had strong showings from Lucas Scheffer, who threw for 155 yards and two touchdowns, and Austin Ahmad, who picked up 79 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Fideles Christian's defeat was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Johnson Ferry Christian Academy, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-3.
Fideles Christian was dealt a bruising 56-6 defeat at the hands of Johnson Ferry Christian Academy when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Scheffer, who rushed for 215 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.4 yards per carry, and also threw for 197 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. Now that Fideles Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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