It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Ezekiel Academy can now relate to. They were beaten by the Evangel Christian Lightning 59-20 on Friday. The Knights' loss continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Although Ezekiel Academy took the loss, they still got scores from Noah Jones and John Hodges.
Kemp Swords continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Evangel Christian, rushing for 127 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries, while also throwing for 101 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes. Those 127 rushing yards gave Swords a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Nick Cloud, who gained 88 total yards and three touchdowns.
Ezekiel Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Evangel Christian, they pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
Ezekiel Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Evangel Christian has already played their next match, a 77-43 win against East Central HomeSchool on the 8th.
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