Evangel Christian Academy is 4-0 against Airline since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Evangel Christian Academy Eagles will face off against the Airline Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 916 yards in their previous games.
Last Friday, Evangel Christian Academy came up short against Byrd and fell 35-23.
Despite the loss, Evangel Christian Academy got top-tier performance from Peyton Houston, who threw for 350 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 84 yards on only 11 carries. Nathan Green was in the mix as well, providing Evangel Christian Academy with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Airline put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Union Parish at home to the tune of 56-28. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Farmers are ranked 94th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ben Taylor went supernova for Airline, throwing for 285 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76% of his passes. DJ Allen helped Taylor out on the ground, rushing for 92 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, while also picking up 39 receiving yards.
Evangel Christian Academy now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Airline, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Evangel Christian Academy has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 154.7 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Airline has preferred to attack from the air: they average 349.7 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Everything came up roses for Evangel Christian Academy against Airline when the teams last played back in October of 2018, as the squad secured a 39-10 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Evangel Christian Academy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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