Football Preview: Donoho Falcons vs. Victory Christian Lions
The Donoho Falcons will square off against the Victory Christian Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Donoho will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Donoho finally turned things around against Fayetteville two weeks ago. They enjoyed a cozy 33-14 victory over the Wolves.
Meanwhile, Victory Christian humbled Fayetteville with a 49-21 victory. With that win, the Lions brought their scoring average up to 29 points per game.
Shepard Sargent continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 299 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 17.6 yards per carry, and also throwing for 107 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Cayden Brunson was another key player, rushing for 116 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Victory Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 417 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 210 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Victory Christian's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB six times. Leading the way was Brady Hart with two sacks. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11.
Donoho's victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-5. As for Victory Christian, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-2.
Things could have been worse for Donoho, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 27-13 loss to Victory Christian when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sargent, who rushed for 283 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.1 yards per carry. Now that Donoho knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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