The Burkeville Mustangs will venture away from home to face off against the Legacy Christian Academy Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Burkeville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their matchup at home on Thursday with ease, bagging a 79-47 victory over Texas Christian.
Brandon Lewis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 371 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 19.5 yards per carry, and also picking up 30 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 53 yards.
Burkeville wouldn't let Texas Christian keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Dejuan Cheatham was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. Byron Johnson was another major factor on D, making 11 total tackles and defending a pass.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Burkeville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 518 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Legacy Christian Academy posted their biggest win since September 23, 2023 on Saturday. They claimed a resounding 63-33 victory over Lutheran on the road. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Warriors as it put an end to their five-game losing streak dating back to last season.
The victory got Burkeville back to even at 2-2. As for Legacy Christian Academy, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Burkeville came up short against Legacy Christian Academy when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 60-50. Thankfully for Burkeville, Garrett Davis (who rushed for 129 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 105 receiving yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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