Southwest Florida Christian hasn't had much luck against First Baptist Academy recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Southwest Florida Christian King's will head out to take on the First Baptist Academy Lions at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Southwest Florida Christian's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Thursday's struggle, when IMG Academy Blue offense got past them. Southwest Florida Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against IMG Academy Blue two weeks ago, sneaking past 38-35.
Austin Hill looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 182 yards and three touchdowns. Southwest Florida Christian also got a significant boost from Brylan Jennings, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 92 yards.
Southwest Florida Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 331 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Southwest Florida Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brendan Sitar and Terrence Simmons.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask First Baptist Academy). They claimed a resounding 52-7 victory over Neumann. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won six matches by 24 points or more so far this season.
First Baptist Academy found their leader in freshman Brady Quinn, who threw for 317 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt, and also punched in a rushing score. Those 317 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Quinn. Sam Sparacio helped Quinn out on the ground, picking up 141 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
One reason for the win was First Baptist Academy's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for eight sacks. Leading the way was Kevin Silva with three.
The win (which was First Baptist Academy's third in a row) raised their record to 7-2. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.7 points per game. As for Southwest Florida Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
Southwest Florida Christian took a serious blow against First Baptist Academy in their previous meeting back in September of 2020, falling 40-0. Can Southwest Florida Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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