Football Preview: Veritas Academy vs. Gloria Deo Academy Lions
Veritas Academy has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Gloria Deo Academy Lions at 7:30 p.m.
Veritas Academy is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Coram Deo Academy on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Veritas Academy was beaten by Coram Deo Academy 59-26.
Meanwhile, while Gloria Deo Academy put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Hill Country Christian. Gloria Deo Academy blew past Hill Country Christian 61-0 on the road. That looming 61-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Lions yet this season.
Gloria Deo Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Trip Kuper led the charge by throwing for 116 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Kuper a new career-high in rushing yards. Kai Wallace helped Kuper out on the ground, rushing for 35 yards and two touchdowns, while also catching a touchdown.
Gloria Deo Academy's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. Leading the way was Wallace with 2.5 sacks.
Veritas Academy dropped their record down to 0-5 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Gloria Deo Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
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