Football Recap: Sound Christian Lions vs. Oakville Acorns
If Sound Christian was riding high fresh off their 66-0 takedown of Evergreen Lutheran last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Sound Christian Lions took a 56-42 bruising from the Oakville Acorns on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Lions of the 40-28 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
Despite the loss, Sound Christian still got an impressive performance from Kona Resseau, who rushed for 183 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 7.0 yards per carry, and also threw for 28 yards and a touchdown. Resseau's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 183 rushing yards. Sound Christian also got a significant boost from Sam Hunt, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 111 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Sound Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 422 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Oakville got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Gio Rodas out in front who threw for 269 yards and four touchdowns on only 18 passes, and also rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Daniel Rodas was another key player, gaining 203 total yards and five touchdowns.
Sound Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Oakville, they pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Sound Christian will take on North Beach at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sound Christian is facing North Beach at the right time seeing as North Beach is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Oakville, they will challenge Evergreen Lutheran at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Oakville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38.3 points per game this season.
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