Football Preview: Lakeview Academy Lions vs. Deerfield-Windsor Knights
Two dominant signal callers in Kyari Burch and Lane Sceals are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. After each having a week off, the Lakeview Academy Lions and the Deerfield-Windsor Knights will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lakeview Academy has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 121 points over their last three matches.
Two weeks ago, Lakeview Academy humbled Loganville Christian Academy with a 48-13 victory. Considering Lakeview Academy has won seven contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Burch, who rushed for 30 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 128 yards and a touchdown.
Lakeview Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Loganville Christian Academy only rushed for 69.
Meanwhile, Deerfield-Windsor came up short against Maclay two weeks ago and fell 28-21. Despite 65 more yards than the Marauders, the Knights couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Deerfield-Windsor might have lost, but man, Sceals was a machine: he threw for 265 yards and three touchdowns.
Even if they lost, Deerfield-Windsor's defense still kept up the pressure with six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Liam Elliott and Cole Jones, who racked up four sacks between them.
Lakeview Academy's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 38.5 points per game. As for Deerfield-Windsor, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3.
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