Football Recap: Lancaster Baptist Piles Up the Points Against Calvary Chapel

By Team Reports Sep 23, 2024, 10:30am

Football Recap: Lancaster Baptist Eagles vs. Calvary Chapel Grizzlies

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Lancaster Baptist put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by the Calvary Chapel Grizzlies at home to the tune of 62-12. Fans of the Eagles have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.

This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Marcos De Paula Rosa and he. De Paula Rosa gained 103 total yards and a touchdown while he gained 103 total yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Tiago De Paula Rosa a new career-high in rushing yards. Ethan Cox made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lancaster Baptist was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 217 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.

Lancaster Baptist's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Austin Yarborough and Cox.

Despite the loss, Calvary Chapel still got an impressive performance from Joshua Lennear, who rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 144 yards and a touchdown. Lennear got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 65 yards.

Lancaster Baptist's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Calvary Chapel, they now have a losing record at 1-2.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lancaster Baptist will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Lone Pine at 3:00 p.m. on September 28th. Lancaster Baptist knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 point or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Lone Pine likes a good challenge. As for Calvary Chapel, they will face off against Calvin Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.

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