The East Jefferson [Port Townsend/Chimacum] Rivals will venture away from home to square off against the Life Christian Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. East Jefferson [Port Townsend/Chimacum] is looking for their season's first victory.
Last Friday, East Jefferson [Port Townsend/Chimacum] was beaten by Cascade Christian 72-6. While losing is never fun, the Rivals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 275th, while the Cougars are ranked 119th).
Meanwhile, Life Christian Academy hadn't done well against Napavine recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way last Saturday. Life Christian Academy came out on top against Napavine by a score of 35-28. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Jabez Boyd went supernova for Life Christian Academy, throwing for 223 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushing for 48 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Life Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 207 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Another reason for the win was Life Christian Academy's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Angelo Williams was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
East Jefferson [Port Townsend/Chimacum]'s defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Life Christian Academy, their record now sits at 2-0.
East Jefferson [Port Townsend/Chimacum] was taken down by Life Christian Academy 66-12 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can East Jefferson [Port Townsend/Chimacum] avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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