University Christian has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will square off against the Impact Christian Academy Lions at 7:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
University Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest last Thursday with ease, bagging a 56-25 victory over Zephyrhills Christian Academy. Given the Christians' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 178th, while the Warriors are ranked 402nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
University Christian had a senior duo take command as Harrison Miller threw for 398 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72% of his passes and Jenoa Alford picked up 155 receiving yards and a touchdown. University Christian is 2-1 when Miller posts 250 or more passing yards, but 3-4 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Impact Christian Academy gave up the first points last Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. They put the hurt on Episcopal School of Jacksonville with a sharp 36-15 win. Considering the Lions have won five matches by more than 20 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Impact Christian Academy relied on the efforts of Eliyjah Caldwell-Hardy, who gained 243 total yards and three touchdowns, and Andrew Wright Jr, who threw for 256 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 passes. Caldwell-Hardy's longest reception was for an incredible 85 yards. Rasean Clark also helped out with an impressive 85 receiving yards.
Impact Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 107.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 161.8.
One reason for the win was Impact Christian Academy's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 11 sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Tristian Kelly and Jayden Williams, who racked up eight sacks between them. Those six sacks set a new season-high mark for Kelly. Impact Christian Academy got some further help from Trent Kincaid: he picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
The victory was the fourth in a row for Impact Christian Academy, bringing their record for this year to 6-4. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.5 points per game. As for University Christian, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-5.
Everything came up roses for University Christian against Impact Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in September, as the team secured a 35-0 victory. Will University Christian repeat their success, or does Impact Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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