The Evangelical Christian Sentinels will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Lakeland Christian Vikings at 7:30 p.m.
Evangelical Christian is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Community School of Naples on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Evangelical Christian took a blow against Community School of Naples, falling 41-6. While losing is never fun, the Sentinels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 406th, while the Seahawks are ranked 178th).
Meanwhile, Lakeland Christian waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victor by a 41-19 margin over the Mustangs. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 21 points or more this season.
Lakeland Christian found their leader in sophomore Aaron Truedell, who rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Truedell's longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. DJ Howard got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Lakeland Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Howard, Cam Ledlow, and Trey Wall picked up one apiece.
Evangelical Christian has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-5 record this season. As for Lakeland Christian, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Evangelical Christian might still be hurting after the 35-14 loss they got from Lakeland Christian in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lakeland Christian's Joshua Bellamy Jr, who rushed for 161 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. Now that Evangelical Christian 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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