Football Preview: Acadiana Christian Lions vs. John Paul the Great Academy Guardians
Acadiana Christian is 2-8 against John Paul the Great Academy since October of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Acadiana Christian Lions will venture away from home to square off against the John Paul the Great Academy Guardians at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Acadiana Christian sitting on four straight victories and John Paul the Great Academy on 11 (dating back to last season).
Acadiana Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Louisiana's top teams: First Baptist Christian, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Acadiana Christian was ranked sixth). Acadiana Christian breezed by First Baptist Christian at home to the tune of 42-6 on Thursday. The Lions pushed the score to 30-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles had little chance of recovering from.
Brandon Judice was his usual excellent self, rushing for 62 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 106 yards on seven of 16 attempts. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Acadiana Christian's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Brent Henry and Landon Decuir.
Meanwhile, John Paul the Great Academy got themselves on the board against First Baptist Christian last Thursday, but First Baptist Christian never followed suit. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Eagles 46-0 on the road. Fans of the Guardians have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, John Paul the Great Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 228 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
John Paul the Great Academy wouldn't let First Baptist Christian keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. John Paul the Great Academy can thank Dominic Cramer and Luke Salvatierra for forcing all of them.
Acadiana Christian's record is now 4-1. As for John Paul the Great Academy, their win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Acadiana Christian might still be hurting after the 44-22 defeat they got from John Paul the Great Academy in their previous matchup back in August. Can Acadiana Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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