Second Baptist is 8-2 against Lutheran South Academy since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. After each having a week off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Second Baptist is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Kinkaid just ended the team's four-game winning streak last Friday. They took a 21-7 bruising from the Falcons. The contest marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Lutheran South Academy suffered their biggest defeat since September 22, 2023 last Friday. They had to suffer through a 62-35 loss at the hands of St. John's. The loss was the Pioneers' first of the season.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was John LeBlanc, who rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 98 yards and a touchdown. Those 129 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Scott Farine was another key back, rushing for 122 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Lutheran South Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 295 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Second Baptist fell to 4-1. As for Lutheran South Academy, their loss was their first of the season and also makes their record 4-1.
Everything went Second Baptist's way against Lutheran South Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Second Baptist made off with a 27-7 win. Does Second Baptist have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lutheran South Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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