Zephyrhills Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were beaten by the Zarephath Academy Eagles 48-20. The Warriors were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why Zephyrhills Christian Academy lost, don't look at Tysen Norton. Despite the final result, he rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also threw for 127 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Norton a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Chris Trivigno, who rushed for 125 yards on only 12 carries.
Even though they lost, Zephyrhills Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 306 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 83.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 118.2.
Jordan Durham was his usual excellent self, throwing for 470 yards and five touchdowns while completing 78.3% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground for Zarephath Academy. Durham's passing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 470 passing yards. Terrell Brant was another key player, picking up 160 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Zephyrhills Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Zarephath Academy, they pushed their record up to 11-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Zephyrhills Christian Academy has already played their next match, a 56-25 loss against University Christian on the 7th. Zarephath Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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