Football Game Preview: Long Creek vs. San Antonio Christian Lions

By Team Reports Oct 8, 2024, 6:02am

Football Preview: Long Creek vs. San Antonio Christian Lions

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Long Creek will head out on the road to square off against the San Antonio Christian Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Long Creek is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 48 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Legacy Ranch on Thursday. They were beaten by Legacy Ranch 56-6.

Meanwhile, San Antonio Christian had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top in a nail-biter against St. John XXIII on Friday, sneaking past 17-14.

The critical scores for San Antonio Christian came from Ethan Young and Sloan Guillory.

San Antonio Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 211 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.

On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to San Antonio Christian's defense and their five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Lance Malin and Kash Kufahl, who racked up four sacks between them. Kufahl is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.

Long Creek's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for San Antonio Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.

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