The Impact Christian Academy Lions's road trip will continue as they head out to face the University Christian Christians at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
University Christian better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Impact Christian Academy really get things going. Impact Christian Academy was the clear victor by a 36-15 margin over Episcopal School of Jacksonville last Thursday. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Impact Christian Academy's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Eliyjah Caldwell-Hardy, who gained 243 total yards and three touchdowns, and Andrew Wright Jr, who threw for 256 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 passes. Caldwell-Hardy got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 85 yards. Rasean Clark also helped out with an impressive 85 receiving yards.
Impact Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 107.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 161.8.
Impact Christian Academy's defense made their presence known, laying out Turner Glenn. 11 times. The heavy lifting was done by Tristian Kelly and Jayden Williams, who racked up eight sacks between them. Impact Christian Academy is undefeated when Williams posts two or more sacks, but 2-4 otherwise. Trent Kincaid was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask University Christian). They blew past Zephyrhills Christian Academy 56-25 last Thursday. Given the Christians' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 178th, while the Warriors are ranked 402nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
University Christian had a senior duo take command as Harrison Miller threw for 398 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72% of his passes and Jenoa Alford picked up 155 receiving yards and a touchdown. Those 398 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Miller.
Impact Christian Academy pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.7 points per game. As for University Christian, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Impact Christian Academy was taken down by University Christian 35-0 when the teams last played back in September. Can Impact Christian Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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