Football Recap: Red Lion Christian Academy Falls Short Against Ranked St. Mark's

By Team Reports Sep 20, 2024, 9:28pm

Football Recap: Red Lion Christian Academy Lions vs. St. Mark's Spartans

On Friday, Red Lion Christian Academy faced St. Mark in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Red Lion Christian Academy Lions fell just short of the St. Mark's Spartans by a score of 36-34. The defeat continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now lost five in a row.

Even though they lost, Red Lion Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 270 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 236 rushing yards in three consecutive games.

Red Lion Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for St. Mark's, their victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-1.

Red Lion Christian Academy will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Concord at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. As for St. Mark's, they will head out to take on Caesar Rodney at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

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