The Faustina Academy Falcons will take on the Community Christian Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Faustina Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Last Friday, Faustina Academy took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 61-13 victory over Garland Christian Academy. Fans of the Falcons have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Faustina Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 251 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Community Christian entered their match against Valor Preparatory Academy on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Community Christian was outmatched by Valor Preparatory Academy at home and fell 112-66. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (40), the Warriors still had to take the loss.
Community Christian might have lost, but man, Hayden Yelverton was a machine: he rushed for 255 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Yelverton has posted since back in August. Parker Dehls was another key player, throwing for 169 yards and two touchdowns.
Faustina Academy pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Community Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Faustina Academy has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 178 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Community Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 270.6. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Faustina Academy against Community Christian in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as the squad secured a 56-6 victory. In that matchup, Faustina Academy amassed a halftime lead of 34-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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