Football Preview: Chicago Christian Knights vs. Chicago Hope Academy
The Chicago Christian Knights will challenge Chicago Hope Academy at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Chicago Christian will be strutting in after a win while Chicago Hope Academy will be coming in after a loss.
Chicago Christian took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Everything went their way against Marian Central Catholic as Chicago Christian made off with a 27-6 victory. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won three contests 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. Another player making a difference was 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 managed all season.
Chicago Christian wouldn't let Marian Central Catholic keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Chicago Christian can thank Boersma and Niko Griggs for forcing both of them. What's more, Boersma also racked up 19 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Chicago Hope Academy's game on Friday was all tied up 14-14 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They took a blow against Wheaton Academy, falling 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).
Chicago Christian's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Chicago Hope Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
