Football Preview: Abundant Life Owls vs. Sunrise Christian Academy Buffaloes
The Abundant Life Owls will challenge the Sunrise Christian Academy Buffaloes at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Abundant Life is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Abundant Life is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 32-22 victory over Destiny Christian. Given the Owls' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked fifth in Arkansas, while the Wildcats are ranked 35th in Oklahoma), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, while Sunrise Christian Academy put up plenty of points on Saturday, the same can't be said for Arkansas Christian Academy. Sunrise Christian Academy blew past Arkansas Christian Academy, posting a 54-0 win. Considering the Buffaloes have won six contests by more than 32 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Wade Keller was his usual excellent self, throwing for 175 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushing for 39 yards and two touchdowns. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last eight games he's played.
Sunrise Christian Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Cooper Flores, Henry Hannaford, Alejandro De La Poza, and Taiton Schmidt picked up one apiece.
Sunrise Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Abundant Life, their win bumped their record up to 9-0.
Abundant Life was dealt a bruising 55-7 loss at the hands of Sunrise Christian Academy when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Can Abundant Life avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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