Football Preview: Coram Deo Academy Lions vs. Shelton Chargers
The Coram Deo Academy Lions are taking a road trip to take on the Shelton Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Having struggled with 11 defeats in a row dating back to last season, Coram Deo Academy finally turned things around against Temple Christian on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with a 48-24 victory.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Shelton on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Austin Crusaders HomeSchool out of the water with a 56-6 final score. The Chargers pushed the score to 49-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Crusaders had no chance of recovering from.
Taylor Ogden was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 217 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Jaden Ball was in the mix too, providing Shelton with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Shelton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 389 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 189 rushing yards in five consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Shelton's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Jeremiah Choice, Ball, and Anthony Coppolino picked up one apiece. Choice didn't just play on offense: he also made five total tackles and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
The win got Coram Deo Academy back to even at 1-1. As for Shelton, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Coram Deo Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Shelton when the teams last played back in November of 2019, winning 21-12. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Shelton's Darrian Lowe, who rushed for 165 yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Coram Deo Academy to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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