The Ambassador Christian School Lions will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ambassador Christian School has given up an average of 27.3 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Friday, it was close, but Ambassador Christian School sidestepped Grace Christian Academy for a 35-32 win. That's two games straight that the Lions have won by exactly three points.
Ambassador Christian School found their leader in freshman Weston Michalak, who threw for 338 yards and four TDs while picking up 13.0 yards per attempt.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Gibbons faced Mallard Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Friday. The Crusaders took a 20-16 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mavericks. The contest marked the Crusaders' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
The victory made it two in a row for Ambassador Christian School and bumps their season record up to 4-1-1. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of three points across that stretch. As for Cardinal Gibbons, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
The upcoming matchup will be a clash of competing strengths. Ambassador Christian School has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 275.3 passing yards per game. Cardinal Gibbons, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 169 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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