Lakeland Christian won the last time they faced Evangelical Christian, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Lakeland Christian Vikings breezed by the Evangelical Christian Sentinels to the tune of 34-7. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won seven games by 21 points or more so far this season.
Joshua Bellamy Jr continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 121 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaron Truedell, who rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Lakeland Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 233 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 177 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Lakeland Christian's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 43.2 points per game. As for Evangelical Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lakeland Christian will head out to square off against Crescent City at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Crescent City: 13, Lakeland Christian: 12.6) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Evangelical Christian, they are on the road again on Friday to play Cardinal Newman at 7:00 p.m. Cardinal Newman's defense has only allowed 10.8 points per game this season, so Evangelical Christian's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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