A win for Northside Christian just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 41-19 to the Lakeland Christian Vikings. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 344th, while the Vikings are ranked 144th).
Although Northside Christian took the loss, they still got scores from Macrae Allen and Larry Christian |||.
Lakeland Christian found their leader in sophomore Aaron Truedell, who rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Truedell's longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Northside Christian has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-5 record this season. As for Lakeland Christian, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Northside Christian will head out on the road to face off against St. Petersburg Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Petersburg Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 25.9 points per game this season. As for Lakeland Christian, they will host Evangelical Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lakeland Christian's defense has only allowed 13.2 points per game this season, so Evangelical Christian's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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