The Lakeview Academy Lions will venture away from home to face off against the Athens Christian Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Lakeview Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past The King's Academy to the tune of 48-20 on Thursday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
A big part of Lakeview Academy's win came down to the chemistry between Lewis Roberts and his top target Aiden Libutti. Roberts rushed for 12 yards and a pair of touchdowns while Libutti rushed for 42 yards and two TDs. Libutti also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making three total tackles.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Athens Christian's strategy against The King's Academy last Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Eagles blew the Knights out of the water with a 29-0 final score. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 21 points or more this season.
The critical scores for Athens Christian came from Tray Bowleg and Mathew Martin.
Athens Christian's defense made their presence known, laying out Joe Iredale four times. The heavy lifting was done by Josh White and Conner Zwirn, who racked up all four sacks between them. Zwirn is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in each of the last nine games he's played dating back to last season. Athens Christian received some extra help from Bowleg, whose fumble return for a touchdown made for one of the most unforgettable moments.
The victory got Lakeview Academy back to even at 4-4. As for Athens Christian, the win also got them back to even at 4-4.
Everything came up roses for Lakeview Academy against Athens Christian in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 38-11 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lions since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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