Football Recap: Tri-State Crusaders Comes Up Short in High-Profile Matchup with South Haven Christian

Tri-State Crusaders is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of South Haven Christian. The King's Crusaders received a blow as they fell 40-26 to South Haven Christian. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the King's Crusaders, who until this game were averaging 13.23 points allowed.

Tri-State Crusaders' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Kylen Zimmerman, who threw for 125 yards and a pair of TDs, and Elias Kroeker, who rushed for 87 yards and one score on only seven carries. Kroeker also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making six total tackles. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Donovan Sproul, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.

While Tri-State Crusaders came up short, they sure didn't make it easy for South Haven Christian: they limited their QB to completion percentage of just 48.3%. The team can thank Izayah Kwarteng for the heroic effort on defense: he. Tri-State Crusaders wasn't nearly as limited: they posted one of 57.1%.

South Haven Christian got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kade Atkinson out in front who picked up 155 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 123 yards and one score. Atkinson really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 84 yards. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Choate, who threw for 312 yards and five TDs while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt.

Tri-State Crusaders is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-4. As for South Haven Christian, their record is now 9-3.

As of now, neither Tri-State Crusaders nor South Haven Christian have any future games scheduled.