The Miami Valley Christian Academy Lions will take on the Cincinnati Country Day Nighthawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Miami Valley Christian Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Manchester 45-20 on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Lions considering their nine-point performance the game before.
Caleb Abshire was his usual excellent self, rushing for 342 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Jeremiah DesJardins got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Miami Valley Christian Academy's defense and their three sacks. Layton Reeves was especially locked on to Manchester's QB and sacked him twice. Reeves is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Miami Valley Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 419 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Cincinnati Country Day humbled Clermont Northeastern with a 55-27 victory. With the Nighthawks ahead 48-14 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Miami Valley Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Cincinnati Country Day, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Miami Valley Christian Academy was taken down by Cincinnati Country Day 58-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Miami Valley Christian Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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