Football Preview: First Baptist Academy Lions vs. Southwest Florida Christian King's
First Baptist Academy has gone 4-0 against Southwest Florida Christian recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The First Baptist Academy Lions will host the Southwest Florida Christian King's at 7:30 p.m. First Baptist Academy will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
First Baptist Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Neumann 52-7. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won six matches by 24 points or more so far this season.
First Baptist Academy found their leader in freshman Brady Quinn, who threw for 317 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt, and also punched in a rushing score. Those 317 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Quinn. Sam Sparacio helped Quinn out on the ground, picking up 141 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
One reason for the win was First Baptist Academy's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for eight sacks. Kevin Silva was especially locked on to Neumann's QB and sacked him three times.
Meanwhile, Southwest Florida Christian has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 13.56 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit two weeks ago. They had just enough and edged IMG Academy Blue out 38-35. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the King's considering their eight-point performance the matchup before.
Among those leading the charge was Austin Hill, who threw for 182 yards and three touchdowns. Southwest Florida Christian also got a significant boost from Brylan Jennings, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 92 yards.
Southwest Florida Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 331 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Southwest Florida Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brendan Sitar and Terrence Simmons.
Southwest Florida Christian's win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for First Baptist Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
Everything came up roses for First Baptist Academy against Southwest Florida Christian when the teams last played back in September of 2020, as the squad secured a 40-0 win. Will First Baptist Academy repeat their success, or does Southwest Florida Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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