After each having a week off, the Faith Christian Lions and the IMG Academy Blue Ascenders will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Faith Christian is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Faith Christian is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 42 points back in August, they were much more limited against Christ's Church Academy last Friday. They had to suffer through a 37-8 loss at the hands of the Eagles.
Faith Christian wouldn't let Christ's Church Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Faith Christian can thank Jermaine Washington and Jareh Andrade for forcing both of them. Washington also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
Meanwhile, IMG Academy Blue couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They took a blow against North Port last Thursday, falling 55-17. With that defeat, the Ascenders now have a seven game overall losing streak to go with their drought on the road.
Despite the loss, IMG Academy Blue had strong showings from Max Jewett, who picked up 119 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Max Stafford, who threw for 204 yards and two touchdowns.
Faith Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for IMG Academy Blue, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
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