The Faustina Academy Falcons will square off against the Immanuel Christian Warriors at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Faustina Academy is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Faustina Academy's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They won a match that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Community Christian 1-0. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 59th, while the Warriors are ranked 220th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Immanuel Christian). They came out on top against El Paso Leadership Academy East by a score of 50-41 on Friday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Immanuel Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brayden Reyna, who threw for 157 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Alam Canales was another key back, rushing for 77 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
Faustina Academy's record is now 7-0. As for Immanuel Christian, their record now sits at 2-5.
Faustina Academy barely slipped by Immanuel Christian when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Faustina Academy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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