Football Preview: First Baptist Academy Lions vs. Community School of Naples Seahawks
First Baptist Academy is 8-0 against Community School of Naples since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The First Baptist Academy Lions will be staying on the road to face off against the Community School of Naples Seahawks at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
First Baptist Academy will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any points on October 4th, then bounced right back against Lehigh on Friday. First Baptist Academy breezed by Lehigh on the road to the tune of 42-13. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Lightning are ranked 292nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead First Baptist Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brady Quinn, who threw for 267 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt. Jayden Petit was Quinn's top target, picking up 146 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Community School of Naples had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 36.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on October 4th. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Sabres 35-7 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Seahawks, who have now won three matchups by 28 points or more so far this season.
First Baptist Academy's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Community School of Naples, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Everything came up roses for First Baptist Academy against Community School of Naples in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 42-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for First Baptist Academy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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