If Briarcrest Christian was riding high off their 47-0 takedown of Kingsbury last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Briarcrest Christian Saints took a hard 35-21 fall against the Lipscomb Academy Mustangs on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 78th, while the Mustangs are ranked 14th).
Briarcrest Christian lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Hudson Tucker, who threw for 183 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 58 yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Briarcrest Christian wouldn't let Lipscomb Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Briarcrest Christian can thank Jack Baker and Bentley Miller for forcing both of them. Miller also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making seven total tackles.
Briarcrest Christian's defeat was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-2. As for Lipscomb Academy, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Briarcrest Christian will square off against Ridgeway at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Briarcrest Christian is facing Ridgeway at the right time seeing as Ridgeway is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Lipscomb Academy, their homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Baylor at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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