The Victory Christian Lions will head out to challenge the Donoho Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Victory Christian was fully in charge, breezing past Fayetteville 49-21 on the road. With that win, the Lions brought their scoring average up to 29 points per game.
Shepard Sargent was his usual excellent self, rushing for 299 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 17.6 yards per carry, and also throwing for 107 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Cayden Brunson was another key player, rushing for 116 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Victory Christian's defense and their six sacks. Brady Hart was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Victory Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 417 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 210 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Donoho came into Thursday's contest having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They strolled past Fayetteville with points to spare two weeks ago, taking the game 33-14.
Victory Christian pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Donoho, their win ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-5.
Victory Christian strolled past Donoho in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 27-13. The rematch might be a little tougher for Victory Christian since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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