The Ambassador Christian School Lions narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Grace Christian Academy Rams 35-32. That's two games straight that the Lions have won by exactly three points.
Ambassador Christian School found their leader in freshman Weston Michalak, who threw for 338 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.0 yards per attempt. A healthy portion of that aerial production (121 yards to be exact) went to Jyaer Gonzalez.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Ambassador Christian School proved: they limited Grace Christian Academy to a paltry 1.7 yards per carry. While one picked up at least six total tackles, Preston Pruitt stood above the rest. He made six total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended one pass in addition to snagging three interceptions. Sadly, that's becoming something of a trend for Ambassador Christian School; they were averaging 6.8yards per carry per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've fallen to only 0 per game.
Ambassador Christian School's defensive line didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. Leading the way was Troy Alderfer with two. Pruitt was another major factor on D, making six total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending one pass in addition to snagging three interceptions.
Despite the loss, Grace Christian Academy still got an impressive performance from Jace Ballard, who picked up 115 receiving yards and a pair of TDs, and also threw for 45 yards and one touchdown. Ballard's longest reception was for an incredible 72 yards.
The victory made it two in a row for Ambassador Christian School and bumps their season record up to 4-1-1. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of three points across that stretch. As for Grace Christian Academy, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
Coming up, Ambassador Christian School will be playing at home against Cardinal Gibbons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Crusaders' defense has only allowed 14.2 points per game this season, so the Lions' offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Grace Christian Academy, they are taking a road trip to square off against Boyd-Buchanan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Rams will need to watch out since the Buccaneers have now posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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