It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Faith Christian can now relate to. They took a 52-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Canterbury Cougars on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Lions of the 25-7 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2015.
Despite the loss, Faith Christian saw an underclassman step up: freshman Jordan Dejesus picked up 162 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. Those 107 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Dejesus.
Kyle Scharlau had an outrageously good game for Canterbury as he rushed for 177 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also picked up 30 receiving yards. Scharlau's longest rush was for an impressive 67 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Juju Baines was another key player, gaining 124 total yards and two touchdowns.
Faith Christian dropped their record down to 4-7 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Canterbury, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-6.
Faith Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Canterbury, they will head out to square off against Glades Day at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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