Football Recap: Evangel Christian Lightning vs. East Central HomeSchool Patriots
Evangel Christian extended their postseason success on Friday against East Central HomeSchool. They breezed by the East Central HomeSchool Patriots to the tune of 77-43. The Lightning's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Kemp Swords continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 142 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry, and also throwing for 200 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Eli Black was another major influence, as he rushed for 32 yards and ran in a TD.
Evangel Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 223 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Central HomeSchool only rushed for 108.
East Central HomeSchool's loss came despite strong showings from Nikita Getmanshchuk and Micah Smith. Getmanshchuk threw for 355 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 14.8 yards per attempt, while Smith picked up 208 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Smith was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 53 yards. Jaimon ONeal did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 142 receiving yards.
Evangel Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 46.1 points per game. As for East Central HomeSchool, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-2.
As of now, neither Evangel Christian nor East Central HomeSchool have any future games scheduled.
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