Football Recap: East Central HomeSchool Patriots vs. Ezekiel Academy Knights
On Friday, East Central HomeSchool faced Ezekiel Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The East Central HomeSchool Patriots blew past the Ezekiel Academy Knights, posting a 61-34 win on the road. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 27 points or more this season.
Nikita Getmanshchuk was his usual excellent self, throwing for 274 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.0 yards per attempt, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Jaimon ONeal did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 148 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East Central HomeSchool was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 241 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ezekiel Academy only rushed for 124.
Ezekiel Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Shaun Taylor, who threw for 248 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes, and John Hodges, who picked up 193 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Hodges' longest reception was for an incredible 95 yards.
East Central HomeSchool's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Ezekiel Academy, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-3.
East Central HomeSchool and Lighthouse HomeSchool are set to duel on Friday. One thing working in East Central HomeSchool's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five matches. As for Ezekiel Academy, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Southern Christian at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
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