Football Preview: Chicago Hope Academy vs. Chicago Christian Knights
Chicago Hope Academy will venture away from home to take on the Chicago Christian Knights at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Chicago Hope Academy is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Wheaton Academy on Friday. Chicago Hope Academy was outmatched by Wheaton Academy at home and fell 42-14. While losing is never fun, Chicago Hope Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 140th, while Wheaton Academy is ranked 45th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Chicago Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They blew past Marian Central Catholic 27-6 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won three matches by 20 points or more so far this season.
Kenny Jager was his usual excellent self, rushing for 128 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Boersma, who picked up 62 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Chicago Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 217 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Chicago Christian's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Christian Flutman and Edward Van Dellen.
Chicago Hope Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Chicago Christian, their record is now 3-1.
Chicago Hope Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Chicago Christian in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, sneaking past 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Chicago Hope Academy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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