Football Game Preview: First Baptist Academy on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Sep 3, 2024, 2:14am

Football Preview: First Baptist Academy Lions vs. Orlando Christian Prep Warriors

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The First Baptist Academy Lions will square off against the Orlando Christian Prep Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Last Friday, everything went First Baptist Academy's way against Calvary Christian as First Baptist Academy made off with a 31-7 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lions.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead First Baptist Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sam Sparacio, who rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also picked up 44 receiving yards. With that strong performance, Sparacio is now averaging an impressive 102 rushing yards per game. Another pass catcher making a difference was Bradley Martino, who picked up 96 receiving yards and two touchdowns.

Meanwhile, Orlando Christian Prep posted their biggest victory since September 8, 2023 on Friday. They blew past Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy 42-14 on the road.

First Baptist Academy pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Orlando Christian Prep, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.

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