If Faith Academy was riding high fresh off their 68-19 takedown of Nueces Canyon last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Faith Academy Flames were beaten by the Gloria Deo Academy Lions 80-50 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Flames can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 127th, while the Lions are ranked 45th).
Nolan Chandler was his usual excellent self, rushing for 184 yards and five touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also throwing for four yards and a touchdown for Gloria Deo Academy. Chandler didn't just play on offense: he also made seven total tackles (0.5 for loss) and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception. Another rusher making a difference was Kai Wallace, who gained 108 total yards and three touchdowns.
Faith Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Gloria Deo Academy, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Faith Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Oglesby at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Oglesby knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Faith Academy likes a good challenge. As for Gloria Deo Academy, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Hill Country Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Gloria Deo Academy is facing Hill Country Christian at the right time seeing as Hill Country Christian is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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