Football Recap: Maranatha Minutemen vs. Linfield Christian Lions
Maranatha entered their game against Linfield Christian on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Maranatha Minutemen took a 42-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Linfield Christian Lions. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (31), the Minutemen still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why Maranatha lost, don't look at Miles Omalley. Despite the final result, he rushed for 251 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.9 yards per carry, and also picked up 44 receiving yards. Omalley really tore up the turf during one magnificent 71-yard run. Luke Mcnulty was another key player, throwing for 197 yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Maranatha was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 278 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Leading Linfield Christian to victory were Micah Little and Thomas Paschal. Little rushed for 159 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, while Paschal threw for 277 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Paschal a new career-high in rushing yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (119 yards to be exact) went to Isaac Moreno.
Maranatha's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-3. As for Linfield Christian, their record now sits at 2-3.
Maranatha will venture away from home to face off against Western Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Maranatha is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.2 points per game this season. As for Linfield Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Arrowhead Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Linfield Christian also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 34.2 points per game.
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