Football Preview: Friendship Christian Commanders vs. Providence Christian Academy LIONS
The Friendship Christian Commanders will play host again on Friday to welcome the Providence Christian Academy LIONS, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Friendship Christian: 9.5, Providence Christian Academy: 14.3) so any points scored will be well earned.
Friendship Christian will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one point last Friday, then bounced right back against Middle Tennessee Christian on Friday. Friendship Christian claimed a resounding 35-7 win over Middle Tennessee Christian at home. The result was nothing new for the Commanders, who have now won three contests by 28 points or more so far this season.
Car'Lando Barton continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 167 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making six total tackles.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Friendship Christian's defense and their five sacks. Middle Tennessee Christian's QB won't forget Hayden Holleman anytime soon given he sacked him three times. Holleman also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 17.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Friendship Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 251 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Middle Tennessee Christian only rushed for 48.
Meanwhile, Providence Christian Academy had just enough and edged King's Academy out 17-14 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the LIONS.
Friendship Christian pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Providence Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Friendship Christian against Providence Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 41-3 win. In that game, Friendship Christian amassed a halftime lead of 27-3, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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