The Unity Christian Lions will head out to take on the Young Americans Christian Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Unity Christian will come into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Unity Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Georgia's top teams: St. Francis, who was ranked 16th at the time (Unity Christian was ranked second). The Lions took down the Knights 20-6 on Friday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Young Americans Christian). They walked away with a 40-27 win over St. Francis last Friday.
Young Americans Christian's win came from a few key players Unity Christian will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Ben Allen, who threw for 223 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 36 yards and one score. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played. Mason Sigur did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 50 receiving yards.
Young Americans Christian didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited St. Francis to a completion percentage of just 37%. The team can thank Lucas Hamilton for the heroic effort on defense: he. Given Allen's standout performance, it's clear St. Francis' secondary just wasn't on the same level.
Young Americans Christian's defense didn't let Steve Snyder, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. Joshua Blunt was especially locked on to St. Francis' QB and sacked him twice. Lucas Fantauzzi was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Unity Christian's record is now 6-0. As for Young Americans Christian, their record now sits at 4-1.
Unity Christian might still be hurting after the 34-8 loss they got from Young Americans Christian in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. Thankfully for the Lions, Jayden Sigur (who rushed for 113 yards and one TD on only eight carries, and also threw for 55 yards and one touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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