The St. Francis Borgia Knights will take on the Lift for Life Academy Hawks on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lift for Life Academy is hoping to do what Osage couldn't two weeks ago: put an end to St. Francis Borgia's winning streak, which now stands at nine games. St. Francis Borgia was the clear victor by a 24-0 margin over Osage.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Lift for Life Academy had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They blew past the Lancers 52-0. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Lancers are ranked 247th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mikey Gerdine was the offensive standout of the matchup as he threw for 108 yards and three touchdowns on only eight passes.
Lift for Life Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Monterrion Rush and Cameron Hurst.
St. Francis Borgia's victory bumped their record up to 9-0. As for Lift for Life Academy, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
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