The Ambassador Christian School Lions will face off against the South Point Red Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Ambassador Christian School took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 28-3 margin over Metrolina Christian Academy. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Lions' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Warriors are ranked 257th).
Weston Michalak
| 09/26/25 @ Grace Christian Academy | 148.2 |
| 08/29/25 @ North Raleigh Christian Academy | 134.7 |
| 10/23/25 vs Metrolina Christian Academy | 134.4 |
| 09/05/25 vs Asheville School (Independent) | 110.9 |
| 08/22/25 @ Christ School | 100.1 |
| + 4 more games |
Weston Michalak and Mason Emery were among the main playmakers for Ambassador Christian School as the former threw for 207 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes and the latter rushed for 91 yards on only seven carries. Michalak's passing game has become a key predictor of the Lions' success: the team is 3-0-1 when his passer rating is 110 or higher, but only 2-3 otherwise.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Point). They took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 56-14 victory over Forestview. The Red Raiders haven't had any issues with the Jaguars recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Ambassador Christian School better focus on containing Kaveaun Pless and Patrick Blee as the pair were huge in South Point's win. Pless rushed for 203 yards and four TDs while picking up 12.7 yards per carry, while Blee rushed for 149 yards and one score on only 11 carries. That's the most rushing yards Blee has posted since back in November of 2024.
South Point was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 486 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 215 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
South Point's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Ambassador Christian School, their win bumped their record up to 5-3-1.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
