On Saturday, the Lake Mead Christian Academy Eagles came up short against the Franklin Panthers and fell 34-21. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Eagles came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 37th in Nevada, while the Panthers are ranked 497th in California).
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Colten Downing, who threw for 237 yards and two touchdowns.
Franklin was led to victory by Harold Jackson and Jayden Steele. Jackson rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry, while Steele picked up 141 receiving yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Jackson is now averaging an impressive 122.5 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Eduardo Cuevas, who threw for 153 yards and two touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes.
Lake Mead Christian Academy's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-2. As for Franklin, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Lake Mead Christian Academy will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on The Meadows School at 7:00 p.m. on September 13th. Lake Mead Christian Academy is facing The Meadows School at the right time seeing as The Meadows School is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Franklin, they are on the road again on Friday to play San Gabriel at 7:00 p.m.
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