The Cambridge Christian Lancers will challenge the Westminster Academy Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cambridge Christian is looking for their season?s first win.
Cambridge Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell 42-32 to Sarasota Christian on Friday.
Despite the defeat, Cambridge Christian got top-tier performance from Lucas Leiton, who rushed for 182 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry, and also threw for 26 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Leiton a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Cambridge Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 280 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Westminster Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 33-28 to Somerset Academy. The loss was the Lions' first of the season.
Chance Humphrey put forth a good effort for the losing side as he threw for 275 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 109 yards on only nine carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 53 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Gabe Walsh was Humphrey's top target, punching in two rushing scores, while also picking up 59 receiving yards.
Cambridge Christian's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Westminster Academy, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-1.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Cambridge Christian has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 163 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Westminster Academy has preferred to attack from the air: they average 301.7 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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