Football Preview: P.K. Yonge Blue Wave vs. Impact Christian Academy Lions
The P.K. Yonge Blue Wave will face off against the Impact Christian Academy Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
P.K. Yonge had been on a three-game streak of scoring at least 31 points, but Trinity Catholic put an end to it on Friday. P.K. Yonge was beaten by Trinity Catholic 37-0. The loss continues a trend for the Blue Wave in their matchups with the Celtics: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Impact Christian Academy). They blew past Fernandina Beach 38-6 on Friday. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 30 points or more this season.
Eliyjah Caldwell-Hardy continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 146 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 67 receiving yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 76 yards. Laquinn Buckman was another key rusher, rushing for 67 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Impact Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 259 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
One reason for the win was Impact Christian Academy's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Tristian Kelly and Caldwell-Hardy, who racked up six sacks between them. Kelly is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least six every time he's taken the field this season.
The defeat snapped P.K. Yonge's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-3 record. As for Impact Christian Academy, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
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