It'll be Battle of the Birds when Falcons takes on the Grace Baptist Academy Golden Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. They took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Franklin Christian Academy, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Franklin Christian Academy finally turned things around against Ballard Memorial back in September. Their defense stepped up to hand the Bombers a 20-0 shutout. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked first in Tennessee, while the Bombers are ranked 176th in Kentucky), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Grace Baptist Academy entered their contest against St. Bernard's on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Grace Baptist Academy fell 23-10 to St. Bernard's. The game marked the Golden Eagles' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Franklin Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Grace Baptist Academy, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2.
Everything came up roses for Franklin Christian Academy against Grace Baptist Academy when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 35-7 win. In that match, Franklin Christian Academy amassed a halftime lead of 35-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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