Football Preview: Lift for Life Academy Hawks vs. Burroughs Bombers
The Lift for Life Academy Hawks's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Burroughs Bombers on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lift for Life Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past St. Francis Borgia 42-2. Lift for Life Academy's victory was all the more impressive since the Knights were averaging only 10.2 points allowed on the season.
Mikey Gerdine looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 255 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72% of his passes. Mikell Burden was another key player, rushing for 61 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Burroughs waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Everything went their way against the Bulldogs as they made off with a 35-9 win.
Burroughs' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Dylan Macon, who rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns. Macon has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Steinbach, who rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Burroughs' victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.4 points per game. As for Lift for Life Academy, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Lift for Life Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Burroughs in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 20-14 win. Will Lift for Life Academy repeat their success, or does Burroughs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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