If Southern Christian was feeling good fresh off their 56-6 takedown of Jacksonville Christian Academy last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Patriots lost 50-24 to the Evangel Christian Lightning on Friday. The contest marked the Patriots' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Despite the loss, Southern Christian still got an impressive performance from Elijah Bailey, who threw for 126 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and also rushed for 58 yards and one TD on only eight carries. Bailey didn't just play on offense: he also made 12 total tackles and defended one pass. Southern Christian's leading receiver Jedd Scott was Bailey's top target yet again, picking up 82 receiving yards and one score.
Eli Black had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 164 yards and five TDs while picking up 7.8 yards per carry for Evangel Christian. Thanks to that big game, Black is now up to 13 rushing touchdowns on the season. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Cruz Romano, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Having lost for the first time this season, Southern Christian fell to 8-1. As for Evangel Christian, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 4-3.
Southern Christian will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Varsity Opponent at 7:00 p.m. on the 24th. As for Evangel Christian, they will challenge East Central HomeSchool at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Lightning will be up against the Patriots' rather soft defense (which has allowed 25.57 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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