It was a Battle of the Birds when Life Christian Academy took on Fuqua on Friday. The Eagles came out on top against the Falcons by a score of 28-21. The win was all the more spectacular given the Eagles' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 182nd, while the Falcons are ranked eighth).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Life Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jarrell Coleman, who picked up 129 receiving yards and two scores. Coleman showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 63 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Nehki Baird, who threw for 231 yards and one touchdown while picking up 11.6 yards per attempt.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Life Christian Academy's defense and their five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Connor Radcliff and Sedgric Hopkins, Jr., who racked up four sacks between them.
Life Christian Academy's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-4. As for Fuqua, they are on a 12-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Life Christian Academy will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Model Secondary School for the Deaf at 2:00 p.m. on October 4. Life Christian Academy will be up against Model Secondary School for the Deaf's rather soft defense (which has allowed 32.75 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Fuqua, they have already played their next contest, a 35-13 defeat against Rappahannock County on the 26th.
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