Football Preview: Unity Christian Lions vs. Central Christian Crusaders
The Unity Christian Lions will welcome the Central Christian Crusaders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Unity Christian's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 49-0 victory over Fideles Christian. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won four games by 35 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Central Christian). They blew past New Creation Christian Academy 48-0 on Friday. With that win, Central Christian brought their scoring average up to 26 points per game.
Central Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 304 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Central Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of London Couch and Andrew Simpson.
The victory (which was Unity Christian's third in a row) raised their record to 6-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.0 points per game. As for Central Christian, their win bumped their record up to 3-6.
Everything came up roses for Unity Christian against Central Christian when the teams last played back in August, as the team secured a 50-0 victory. Will Unity Christian repeat their success, or does Central Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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