Lutheran South Academy and Fort Bend Christian Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Lutheran South Academy Pioneers will square off against the Fort Bend Christian Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Lutheran South Academy is headed into the game having just posted their biggest win since November 3, 2023 on Friday. They blew past Kelly Catholic, posting a 44-6 victory at home. Given the Pioneers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 346th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 917th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cade Griffin went supernova for Lutheran South Academy, rushing for 129 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. Griffin didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made nine total tackles. Another player making a difference was Braeden Robinson, who gained 121 total yards and a touchdown.
Lutheran South Academy wouldn't let Kelly Catholic keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lutheran South Academy can thank Jackson Sloan and Ben Pfeiffer for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Fort Bend Christian Academy humbled Cypress Christian with a 34-7 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Kole Whiddon was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 194 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 77 yards on only nine carries. He is becoming a predictor of Fort Bend Christian Academy's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 0-4 when he doesn't). A healthy portion of that aerial production (94 yards to be exact) went to Blake Hamilton.
Lutheran South Academy's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2. As for Fort Bend Christian Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season.
Lutheran South Academy ended up a good deal behind Fort Bend Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, losing 26-7. Can Lutheran South Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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