The Sound Christian Lions will square off against the Oakville Acorns at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Sound Christian's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They blew past Evergreen Lutheran 66-0 at home. That looming 66-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Lions yet this season.
Meanwhile, the third road game was the charm for Oakville, as they earned their first road win of the season. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 32-30 win over Taholah on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Acorns have posted against the Chitwhins since October 7, 2017.
A big part of Oakville's win came down to the chemistry between Gio Rodas and his top target Daniel Rodas. Gio threw for 378 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt while Daniel picked up 312 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Daniel's longest reception was for an incredible 88 yards.
One reason for the win was Oakville's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Lewis Thompson and Evan Schlesser, who racked up four sacks between them. Another thorn in Taholah's side was Dre Kluth, who made 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Sound Christian's victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-1. As for Oakville, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Sound Christian came up short against Oakville when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 40-28. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rodas, who threw for 280 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Now that Sound Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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