The First Baptist Academy Lions will take on the Cardinal Newman Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. First Baptist Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Cardinal Newman likes a good challenge.
First Baptist Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took down Benjamin 34-20.
Brady Quinn continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 337 yards and five touchdowns. He has been hot , having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last five times he's played. Jayden Petit also helped with two touchdowns in total.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to First Baptist Academy's defense and their three sacks. Leading the way was Micah Fils-Aime with two.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Newman never let their opponents score on Friday. They blew past Community School of Naples 42-0. The result was nothing new for the Crusaders, who have now won seven matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
Cardinal Newman's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jyron Hughley led the charge by rushing for 100 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, while also throwing for 167 yards and a touchdown on only 12 passes. That's the most rushing yards Hughley has posted since back in September. Jaylin ?Jbo? Brown was another key player, gaining 101 total yards and two touchdowns.
Cardinal Newman was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 207 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 181 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Cardinal Newman pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.5 points. As for First Baptist Academy, their win bumped their record up to 9-2.
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