Football Preview: Chicago Christian Knights vs. Chicago Hope Academy
The Chicago Christian Knights will square off against Chicago Hope Academy at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Chicago Hope Academy took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Chicago Christian, who comes in off a win.
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. They blew past Marian Central Catholic 27-6. Considering the Knights have won three matchups by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Kenny Jager continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, 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 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, while it was all tied up 14-14 at halftime, Chicago Hope Academy was not quite Wheaton Academy's equal in the second half on Friday. They were dealt a 42-14 loss at the hands of the Warriors. 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
