Football Game Preview: Kansas City East Christian Academy Lions vs. Sunrise Christian Academy Buffaloes

The Kansas City East Christian Academy Lions will square off against the Sunrise Christian Academy Buffaloes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Kansas City East Christian Academy has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Sunrise Christian Academy will arrive with three straight wins.

Kansas City East Christian Academy is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Bishop LeBlond on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Lions were outmatched by the Eagles and fell 58-20. The Lions were down 46-6 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Meanwhile, Sunrise Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Destiny Christian on Friday, taking the game 50-38.

Kansas City East Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Sunrise Christian Academy, they now have a winning record of 3-2.

Kansas City East Christian Academy took a serious blow against Sunrise Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, falling 70-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Buffaloes' Wade Keller, who threw for 214 yards and six TDs on only 17 passes, and also rushed for 56 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Now that the Lions know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.