Football Preview: Eastland Christian Hurricanes vs. Master's Academy Patriots
Eastland Christian is 2-7 against Master's Academy since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Eastland Christian Hurricanes will be staying on the road to face off against the Master's Academy Patriots at 7:00 p.m.
Eastland Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Florida's top teams: Real Life Christian Academy, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Eastland Christian was ranked 24th). Eastland Christian took a blow against Real Life Christian Academy on Friday, falling 62-6.
Meanwhile, Master's Academy entered their tilt with Lakeside Christian on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their defense stepped up to hand the Lions a 42-0 shutout. The game marked the Patriots' most dominant win of the season so far.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Master's Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 274 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Master's Academy's defense and their three sacks. Nolan Wilkie was especially locked on to Lakeside Christian's QB and sacked him twice.
Eastland Christian's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Master's Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Eastland Christian was dealt a bruising 44-12 defeat at the hands of Master's Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2022. Can Eastland Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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