The Sarasota Christian Blazers have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Cambridge Christian Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Cambridge Christian is facing Sarasota Christian at the wrong time: Sarasota Christian suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a blow against the Crusaders, falling 54-13. The Blazers' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cambridge Christian). They took down Discovery 45-28 on Friday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Lancers as it put an end to their 11-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Nathaniel Lusk continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 277 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 109.6 rushing yards per game.
Cambridge Christian wouldn't let Discovery keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Cambridge Christian can thank Caleb Massie and Jackson Langston for forcing both of them. Ethan Harcourt was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 14 total tackles.
Cambridge Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 279 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.
Sarasota Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Cambridge Christian, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-9.
Sarasota Christian beat Cambridge Christian 42-32 when the teams last played back in September. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Cambridge Christian's 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. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Sarasota Christian still be able to contain Leiton? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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