The Shaker Bison will square off against the Christian Brothers Academy Brothers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Shaker sitting on three straight victories and Christian Brothers Academy on ten.
Shaker is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New York's top teams: Shenendehowa, who was ranked 25th in their home state at the time (Shaker was ranked 11th). Shaker came out on top against Shenendehowa by a score of 28-21 on Friday.
Meanwhile, Christian Brothers Academy got the win against Saratoga Springs on Friday by a conclusive 27-7. The Brothers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by 20 points or more this season.
Christian Brothers Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Lucius Anderson out in front who rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Those 81 rushing yards gave Anderson a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Archie Jones, who rushed for 32 yards and two touchdowns.
Christian Brothers Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
Christian Brothers Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Aidan Good and Amare (Pop) Coffil.
Christian Brothers Academy pushed their record up to 10-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 45.2 points per game. As for Shaker, their record is now 9-1.
Shaker came up short against Christian Brothers Academy in their previous meeting back in October, falling 27-19. Can Shaker avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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