After each having a week off, the Linfield Christian Lions and the Maranatha Minutemen will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Linfield Christian had to suffer through a 65-34 loss at the hands of Norwalk.
Linfield Christian's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Thomas Paschal, who threw for 311 yards and two touchdowns, and Carson Drummond, who picked up 104 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Drummond's longest reception was for an incredible 80 yards. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Micah Little, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Maranatha was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap last Friday as they fell 35-31 to La Canada. Despite 122 more yards than the Spartans, the Minutemen couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Loss or not, Maranatha got some senior leadership from Miles Omalley and Luke Mcnulty. Omalley rushed for 150 yards on only 12 carries, while Mcnulty threw for 229 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Linfield Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Maranatha, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Linfield Christian couldn't quite finish off Maranatha when the teams last played back in September of 2016 and fell 29-27. Thankfully for Linfield Christian, Kwon Peterson (who rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 93 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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