After two games on the road, Legacy Christian Academy is heading back home. They will host the Burkeville Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row dating back to last season, Legacy Christian Academy finally turned things around against Lutheran on Saturday. They breezed by the Mustangs on the road to the tune of 63-33. The Warriors' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, after only seven points in their last matchup, Burkeville made sure to put some points up on the board against Texas Christian on Thursday. Burkeville blew past Texas Christian 79-47 at home.
It was another big night for Brandon Lewis, who rushed for 371 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 19.5 yards per carry, and also picked 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. Burkeville got some further help from Byron Johnson: he made 11 total tackles and defended 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.
Legacy Christian Academy's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-4. As for Burkeville, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Legacy Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Burkeville in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 60-50. Will Legacy Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Burkeville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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