Football Game Preview: Victory Christian Lions vs. Belgreen Bulldogs

By Team Reports Oct 22, 2024, 12:41am

Football Preview: Victory Christian Lions vs. Belgreen Bulldogs

Suggested Video

Victory Christian has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Belgreen Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Victory Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.7 points per game this season.

Last Friday, Victory Christian lost to Donoho on the road by a 48-34 margin.

Despite the defeat, Victory Christian got top-tier performance from Shepard Sargent, who rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 214 yards and a touchdown on only 18 passes. Sargent's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season. Cayden Brunson was another key player, rushing for 117 yards and two touchdowns.

He was just one part of a punishing run game: Victory Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 210 rushing yards in four consecutive games.

Meanwhile, Belgreen fell victim to Cherokee and their airtight defense back in September. They were outmatched by the Indians at home and fell 44-0. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Bulldogs were not able to get on the board.

Victory Christian's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-3. As for Belgreen, they now have a losing record at 2-3.

Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps