With a playoff game on the line, Lanier Christian Academy rose to the challenge on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 50-6 victory over the Skipstone Academy Warriors. The result was nothing new for the Lightning, who have now won six contests by 24 points or more so far this season.
Lanier Christian Academy was led to victory by Drew Kalinauskis and Noah Freeman. Kalinauskis threw for 134 yards and four touchdowns, while Freeman gained 123 total yards and two touchdowns. Ben Hargis was Kalinauskis' top target, picking up 42 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Lanier Christian Academy pushed their record up to 8-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to rushing yards: they averaged an imposing 171.6 rushing yards in those games compared to only 171.6 in the others. As for Skipstone Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-7.
Lanier Christian Academy will challenge Cherokee Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lanier Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.8 points per game this season. Skipstone Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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