Football Preview: Christian Eagles vs. Spring Lake Lakers
The Christian Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Spring Lake Lakers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Christian is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Christian is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Wayland on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Christian lost 55-34 to Wayland.
Despite the loss, Christian had strong showings from Aaron Gholston, who picked up 195 receiving yards and four touchdowns, and Charlie King, who threw for 377 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.5% of his passes. Gholston showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 53 yards.
Meanwhile, Spring Lake was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell 24-14 to Hamilton.
Christian's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Spring Lake, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-6.
Christian took their victory against Spring Lake when the teams last played back in October of 2021 by a conclusive 48-24. Does Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Spring Lake turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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