The Francis Parker Lancers will challenge the Classical Academy Caimans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Francis Parker is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28 points per game this season.
Francis Parker and La Jolla met for a duel on Friday where Francis Parker had to take the L. Francis Parker took a blow against La Jolla, falling 44-14. That makes it the first time this season the Lancers have let down their home crowd.
Francis Parker might have lost, but man, Avondre Kelley was a machine: he rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. Kelley has become a key player for Francis Parker: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least 100 rushing yards, but 2-3 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Classical Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were beaten by Santa Fe Christian 35-8. The match marked the Caimans' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Francis Parker's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Classical Academy, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 4-4.
Francis Parker skirted past Classical Academy 42-39 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Classical Academy's Justus Smith, who rushed for 215 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry, and also picked up 31 receiving yards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Francis Parker still be able to contain Smith? There's only one way to find out.
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