Football Game Preview: New Creation Christian Academy Crusaders vs. Young Americans Christian Eagles

New Creation Christian Academy has won four straight games at home, while Young Americans Christian has won four straight on the road dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Crusaders will host the Eagles at 7:30 p.m.

New Creation Christian Academy is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 47 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Community Christian on Friday. They were dealt a 41-8 defeat at the hands of the Knights.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Young Americans Christian). They claimed a resounding 50-6 win over Hearts Academy. With the Eagles ahead 34-6 at the half, the game was all but over already.

Young Americans Christian's win came from a few key players New Creation Christian Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Dylan Simmonds, who picked up 90 receiving yards and one touchdown. His longest reception was for an incredible 90 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Allen, who threw for 93 yards and one TD.

Young Americans Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 211 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2024.

Young Americans Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Gabe Campbell and Mason Sigur. Young Americans Christian got some further help from Lucas Fantauzzi: he forced one fumble and made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).

Young Americans Christian's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for New Creation Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.

New Creation Christian Academy was dealt a bruising 48-7 defeat at the hands of Young Americans Christian in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Can the Crusaders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.