The Evangel Christian Lightning are taking a road trip to take on the Franklin Christian Academy Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Evangel Christian is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Banks Academy just ended the team's 16-game winning streak dating back to last season on Friday. They fell just short of the Jets by a score of 23-20. The loss was the Lightning's first of the season.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Cade Joiner, who picked up 111 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Kemp Swords was another key signal caller, throwing for 157 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 41 points the game before, Franklin Christian Academy was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They lost 31-10 to Collinwood. The Falcons' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak dating back to last season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Evangel Christian fell to 2-1. As for Franklin Christian Academy, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-1.
Evangel Christian skirted past Franklin Christian Academy 30-27 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Franklin Christian Academy's Nathan Richey, who threw for 315 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.6 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 34 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Evangel Christian to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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