The Destiny Christian Academy Lions will face off against the Christian Brothers Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Destiny Christian Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Christian Brothers likes a good challenge.
Destiny Christian Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 57-7 win over Ponderosa. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won eight matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
Destiny Christian Academy's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Dallas Munn, who threw for 266 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and Malakai Taione Tauataina, who rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Taione Tauataina has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played. A healthy portion of Munn's aerial production (84 yards to be exact) went to Greyson Smith.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Christian Brothers' good fortune finally ran out last Friday. They took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Rio Americano. Having soared to a lofty 33 points in the game before, the Falcons couldn't push the score so high this time.
Christian Brothers didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kingston Sablan and Gunnar Marsh.
Christian Brothers' defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Destiny Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
Destiny Christian Academy suffered a grim 42-19 defeat to Christian Brothers in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Christian Brothers' Jay Cummings, who rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Now that Destiny Christian Academy 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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