Evangel Christian has won ten straight games at home (dating back to last season), while East Central HomeSchool has won ten straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Evangel Christian Lightning will take on the East Central HomeSchool Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Evangel Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Southern Christian, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Evangel Christian was ranked first). Evangel Christian claimed a resounding 41-7 victory over Southern Christian on the road. That 34 point margin sets a new team best for the Lightning this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Evangel Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kemp Swords, who rushed for 97 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 102 yards on seven of 15 attempts. Evangel Christian is undefeated when Swords posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Nick Cloud was another key back, rushing for 84 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Evangel Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 273 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Evangel Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Will Welch and Paul Dixon. Reed Castleberry was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks and making five total tackles.
Meanwhile, East Central HomeSchool and Lighthouse HomeSchool met for a duel on Friday where East Central HomeSchool came out on top. East Central HomeSchool was the clear victor by a 27-6 margin over Lighthouse HomeSchool. The 27-point effort marked the Patriots' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Evangel Christian is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for East Central HomeSchool, their win bumped their record up to 7-0.
Everything came up roses for Evangel Christian against East Central HomeSchool when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 46-7 victory. Will Evangel Christian repeat their success, or does East Central HomeSchool have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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