Football Preview: Linfield Christian Lions vs. Arrowhead Christian Eagles
Linfield Christian is 8-2 against Arrowhead Christian since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Linfield Christian Lions will square off against the Arrowhead Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Linfield Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Arrowhead Christian likes a good challenge.
If Arrowhead Christian heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Linfield Christian took over last week. Linfield Christian came out on top against Maranatha by a score of 42-35 on Friday.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Micah Little and Miles Omalley. Little had a great game and rushed for 159 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. Meanwhile, Omalley was balling out in the loss, rushing for 251 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.9 yards per carry, and also picking up 44 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Linfield Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 264 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Linfield Christian wouldn't let Maranatha keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Madden Mayer, Isaac Moreno, and Drew Taylor picked up one apiece. Moreno also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 119.
Meanwhile, Arrowhead Christian sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 21-18 win over Whittier Christian on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Max Hilliard continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 76 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 38 receiving yards.
Linfield Christian's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Arrowhead Christian, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-3.
Linfield Christian took their victory against Arrowhead Christian in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 20-0. Does Linfield Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Arrowhead Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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