Football Recap: Oakville Acorns vs. Sound Christian Lions
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Oakville). They took down the Sound Christian Lions 56-42 on Thursday. The Acorns have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Lions, too.
Oakville's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Gio Rodas, who threw for 269 yards and four touchdowns on only 18 passes, and also rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Daniel Rodas was another key pass catcher, gaining 203 total yards and five touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Oakville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 304 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
When it comes to explaining why Sound Christian lost, don't look at Kona Resseau. Despite the final result, he rushed for 183 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 7.0 yards per carry, and also threw for 28 yards and a touchdown. Resseau's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 183 rushing yards. Mika Lester handled things on the ground, rushing for 111 yards.
Oakville's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-2. As for Sound Christian, their record now sits at 3-2.
Oakville will host Evergreen Lutheran at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Oakville is facing Evergreen Lutheran at the right time seeing as Evergreen Lutheran is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Sound Christian, they are taking a road trip to take on North Beach at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Sound Christian's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three games.
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