Football Preview: Southern Christian Patriots vs. Lighthouse HomeSchool Warriors
Southern Christian hasn't had much luck against Lighthouse HomeSchool recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Southern Christian Patriots and the Lighthouse HomeSchool Warriors are set to duel. Southern Christian will be strutting in after a victory while Lighthouse HomeSchool will be coming in after a loss.
Southern Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Ezekiel Academy, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Southern Christian was ranked fourth). Southern Christian blew past Ezekiel Academy 48-14 at home on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Patriots considering their seven-point performance the match before.
Southern Christian can attribute much of their success to Jagger Scott, who gained 228 total yards and four touchdowns, and Elijah Bailey, who rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. Scott's longest reception was for an incredible 97 yards. Lawton Curran also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Southern Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 307 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
One reason for the win was Southern Christian's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for ten sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Curran and Gavin Cooper, who racked up seven sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Lighthouse HomeSchool was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against East Central HomeSchool, falling 27-6.
Southern Christian's record now sits at 5-2. As for Lighthouse HomeSchool, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Southern Christian might still be hurting after the 42-16 defeat they got from Lighthouse HomeSchool in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. Thankfully for Southern Christian, Eliott Knowles (who rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 148 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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