Football Preview: Faith Christian Lions vs. Orangewood Christian Rams
The Faith Christian Lions will square off against the Orangewood Christian Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Faith Christian is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 44 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Foundation Academy on Monday. They fell 15-8 to the Lions. That makes it the first time this season the Lions have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Orangewood Christian). They simply couldn't be stopped last Friday as they easily beat Legacy Charter 73-0 on the road. With that win, the Rams brought their scoring average up to 28.7 points per game.
Orangewood Christian's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Fred Augustin, who rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown. Jackson Hudspeth also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Orangewood Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Grayson Hilinski and Hudspeth.
With the loss, Faith Christian broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-4. As for Orangewood Christian, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-4.
Faith Christian was dealt a bruising 44-6 defeat at the hands of Orangewood Christian when the teams last played back in October of 2021. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Faith Christian was down 31-6.
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