The Evangel Christian Lightning are taking a road trip to take on the Chambers Academy Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Evangel Christian sitting on four straight wins and Chambers Academy on five.
Evangel Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Lighthouse HomeSchool, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Evangel Christian was ranked first). Evangel Christian blew past Lighthouse HomeSchool, posting a 41-12 victory on the road. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-6.
Kemp Swords continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 74 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, while also throwing for 159 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Eli Black was another key player, gaining 123 total yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Chambers Academy). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Morgan Academy 52-12 at home. The Rebels pushed the score to 46-12 by the end of the third, a deficit the Senators had no chance of recovering from.
Evangel Christian's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Chambers Academy, their victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
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