The Lakeland Christian Vikings will venture away from home to face off against the Evangelical Christian Sentinels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Lakeland Christian is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Carrollwood Day just ended the team's four-game winning streak last Friday. They had to suffer through a 55-21 loss at the hands of the Patriots. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 211th, while the Patriots are ranked 66th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Brody Brenneman, who threw for 262 yards and two TDs while picking up 13.1 yards per attempt, and also punched in one score on the ground. AJ Truedell helped Brenneman out on the ground, picking up 120 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 31 points the game before, Evangelical Christian was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They took a hard 25-7 fall against Westminster Academy. The Sentinels haven't had much luck with the Lions recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Lakeland Christian will have to contain Liam Avin as he made an impact in Evangelical Christian's last game. He rushed for 63 yards and one TD on only eight carries.
Evangelical Christian now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Lakeland Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
Everything came up roses for Lakeland Christian against Evangelical Christian in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, as the team secured a 34-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings 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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