Belleview Christian has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Lyons Lions at 4:00 p.m.
Belleview Christian is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Front Range Christian on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Belleview Christian took a blow against Front Range Christian, falling 66-30. The defeat continues a trend for the Bruins in their matchups with the Falcons: they've now lost three in a row.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Collin Polson, who picked up 119 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Canda, who rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lyons). They blew past Gilpin County, posting a 48-6 victory.
Lyons can attribute much of their success to Aiden Fitgerald, who rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and Calvin Russell, who threw for 188 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes. The dominant performance also gave Russell a new career-high in rushing yards (seven).
Lyons was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 287 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 76 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last four contests they've averaged 216.8.
Lyons didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Wyatt Fitzgerald and Wyatt Enny.
Belleview Christian's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Lyons, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-6.
Belleview Christian was taken down by Lyons 64-8 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Belleview Christian was down 42-8.
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