Football Preview: Chicago Christian Knights vs. Maroa-Forsyth Trojans
The Chicago Christian Knights and the Maroa-Forsyth Trojans are set to duel on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Chicago Christian comes in on ten and Maroa-Forsyth on five.
Chicago Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They strolled past Farmington with points to spare, taking the game 34-20. 34 seems to be a good number for the Knights as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Kenny Jager was his usual excellent self, rushing for 223 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Christian Flutman was another key player, rushing for 50 yards.
Chicago Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 271 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 207 rushing yards in eight consecutive contests.
Chicago Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Jared Hall, Edward Van Dellen, and Flutman picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Maroa-Forsyth didn't have too much trouble with Johnston City on Saturday as they won 41-22. The Trojans pushed the score to 34-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Indians cut but never quite recovered from.
A big part of Maroa-Forsyth's victory came down to the chemistry between Ryne Sheppard and his top target Mitch Williams. Sheppard threw for 291 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84.2% of his passes while Williams picked up 148 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Williams showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 50 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Smith, who picked up 122 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Chicago Christian pushed their record up to 12-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Maroa-Forsyth, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 12-1.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Chicago Christian has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 190.3 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Maroa-Forsyth has preferred to attack from the air: they average 291.9 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Chicago Christian took a serious blow against Maroa-Forsyth when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 42-6. Thankfully for Chicago Christian, Kaiden Maurer (who rushed for 79 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 112 yards on 11 of 20 attempts) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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