After two games on the road, Orangewood Christian is heading back home. They will welcome the Faith Christian Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Orangewood Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.7 points per game this season.
Orangewood Christian's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They blew past Legacy Charter, posting a 73-0 victory on the road. Considering the Rams have won three games by more than 30 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Orangewood Christian got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Fred Augustin out in front who rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown. Jackson Hudspeth got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Orangewood Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Grayson Hilinski and Hudspeth.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last three matches, Faith Christian finally came back down to earth on Monday. They fell 15-8 to Foundation Academy. That makes it the first time this season the Lions have let down their home crowd.
Orangewood Christian is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-4 record this season. As for Faith Christian, they moved to 4-4 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Everything came up roses for Orangewood Christian against Faith Christian when the teams last played back in October of 2021, as the team secured a 44-6 victory. In that matchup, Orangewood Christian amassed a halftime lead of 31-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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