Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Silverdale Academy). They took their match on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 49-20 victory over the Lakeway Christian Academy Lions. Given the Seahawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Lions are ranked 268th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Silverdale Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Connor Jenne led the charge by throwing for 271 yards and four touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes. Landon Deitch was another key rusher, rushing for 93 yards and three touchdowns.
Silverdale Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Kaleb Kilgore, Carter Brown, Cannon Rogers, and Luke Bowman picked up one apiece. Rogers also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 174.
The win made it two in a row for Silverdale Academy and bumps their season record up to 5-2. As for Lakeway Christian Academy, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
Silverdale Academy will welcome Signal Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Silverdale Academy will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Lakeway Christian Academy, they are taking a road trip to square off against Boyd-Buchanan at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Boyd-Buchanan will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Lakeway Christian Academy surely won't give up without a fight.
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