The Franklin Christian Academy Falcons will face off against the Evangel Christian Lightning at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Franklin Christian Academy is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Collinwood just ended the team's five-game winning streak dating back to last season on Friday. They lost 31-10 to the Trojans. Having soared to a lofty 41 points in the game before, the Falcons couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Evangel Christian unfortunately witnessed the end of their 16-game winning streak dating back to last season on Friday. They fell just short of Banks Academy by a score of 23-20. The loss was the Lightning's first of the season.
Despite their defeat, Evangel Christian saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Cade Joiner, who picked up 111 receiving yards and two touchdowns, was perhaps the best of all. Another passer making a difference was Kemp Swords, who threw for 157 yards and two touchdowns.
Franklin Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Evangel Christian, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Franklin Christian Academy couldn't quite finish off Evangel Christian when the teams last played back in October of 2023 and fell 30-27. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Swords, who rushed for 97 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 206 yards while completing 73.7% of his passes. Now that Franklin Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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