Football Preview: Sunrise Christian Academy Buffaloes vs. Kansas City East Christian Academy Lions
Two dominant signal callers in Wade Keller and Jeremiah Nichols are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Sunrise Christian Academy Buffaloes will head out on the road to take on the Kansas City East Christian Academy Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sunrise Christian Academy has four straight victories, Kansas City East Christian Academy has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Sunrise Christian Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Destiny Christian 62-6 at home on Friday. Considering the Buffaloes have won three contests by more than 41 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Sunrise Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Keller, who threw for 133 yards and five touchdowns, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. Keller is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Darren Allison helped Keller out on the ground, picking up 72 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 44 yards and a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Sunrise Christian Academy's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Allison was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Meanwhile, Kansas City East Christian Academy was beaten by Bishop LeBlond 64-24 on Friday. The Lions were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 58-16.
Sunrise Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Kansas City East Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
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