On Friday, Evangel Christian faced East Central HomeSchool in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Evangel Christian Lightning simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the East Central HomeSchool Patriots 57-25 at home. The Lightning have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Patriots, too.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Evangel Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kemp Swords, who threw for 208 yards and four touchdowns on perfect 8-for-8 passing, and also rushed for 30 yards. Swords also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up 0.5 sacks, making three total tackles (1.0 for loss), and defending two passes in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown. 126 of those passing yards were hauled in by Ben Davis, who also brought in two receiving touchdowns.
Evangel Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Will Welch, Swords, and Wyatt Chandler picked up one apiece. What's more, Welch also racked up 22 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in September of 2023. Reed Castleberry was another major factor on D, picking up 1.5 sacks, making 11 total tackles (4.5 for loss), and defending a pass.
Evangel Christian pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. As for East Central HomeSchool, they moved to 7-1 with that defeat, which also ended their seven-game winning streak.
As of now, neither Evangel Christian nor East Central HomeSchool have any future games scheduled.
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