The Legacy Christian Academy Lions will venture away from home to square off against the Kings Christian Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Legacy Christian Academy was beaten by Maricopa 46-18. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Kings Christian had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 36.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Warriors 65-44. Considering the Crusaders have won three games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Legacy Christian Academy better keep an eye on Kevin Roche. He was instrumental in Kings Christian's win, rushing for 190 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.9 yards per carry, and also picking up 33 receiving yards and one TD. Roche showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 53 yards. Wyatt Tarkington was another key player, picking up 139 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Kings Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 254 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
One reason for the win was Kings Christian's imposing defensive line, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Leading the way was Micheah Green with two. Another thorn in Trinity Christian's side was Troy Irwin, who made five total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended two passes in addition to snagging two interceptions.
Legacy Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Kings Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Legacy Christian Academy was taken down by Kings Christian 42-8 in their previous meeting back in September of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Lions were down 22-0.
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