Football Recap: Real Life Christian Academy Raptors vs. Lake Mary Prep Griffins
On Monday, Real Life Christian Academy faced Lake Mary Prep in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Real Life Christian Academy Raptors were dealt a 69-40 loss at the hands of the Lake Mary Prep Griffins. Even though they lost, the Raptors' still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 27.3 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Johnny Olsen and Caleb Burden certainly did their best on Monday to avoid the loss. Olsen gained 198 total yards and a touchdown, while Burden threw for 223 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Olsen is now averaging an impressive 103.5 rushing yards per game. Jace Greer was in the mix as well, providing Real Life Christian Academy with a touchdown.
Even if they lost, Real Life Christian Academy's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Stephen Acker was especially locked on to Lake Mary Prep's QB and sacked him twice. Acker also sacked two sacks, which is notable because Real Life Christian Academy is 2-1 when he posts at least two sacks, but 1-2 otherwise.
It was another big night for Evan Alles, who picked up 168 receiving yards and two touchdowns for Lake Mary Prep. Alles is on a roll when it comes to receiving touchdowns, as he's now hauled in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
This is the second loss in a row for Real Life Christian Academy and nudges their season record down to 3-3. As for Lake Mary Prep, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-4 record.
Real Life Christian Academy will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Geneva at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Real Life Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.3 points per game this season. As for Lake Mary Prep, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 29-28 victory against Donahue Catholic on the 18th.
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