Legacy Christian Academy's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They strolled past the Trinity Christian Trojans with points to spare, taking the game 42-28. For the Eagles, this counts as revenge for the 53-17 loss the Trojans walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2021.
Luke Lawrence went supernova for Legacy Christian Academy, rushing for 87 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 253 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.7% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Lawrence a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Legacy Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Although Trinity Christian took the loss, they still got scores from Matthew Cortez, Tee Parker, and Chase Griffin.
Legacy Christian Academy pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Trinity Christian, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Legacy Christian Academy will challenge Bishop Lynch at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 936 yards in their previous games. As for Trinity Christian, they will take on Parish Episcopal at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Parish Episcopal's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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