The Canterbury Crusaders will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Foundation Christian Academy Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Canterbury is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Hernando Christian Academy. Canterbury took down Hernando Christian Academy 21-6 on Friday. The win was nothing new for the Crusaders as they're now sitting on four straight dating back to last season.
Roman Wilder was a one-man wrecking crew for Canterbury as he rushed for 181 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Wilder's longest rush was for an incredible 76 yards. Canterbury also got a significant boost from Jordan Battle, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 84 yards.
Canterbury wouldn't let Hernando Christian Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Canterbury can thank Duke Dudley and Wilder for forcing both of them. Dudley's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble, making seven total tackles, and defending a pass.
Canterbury was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 265 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Foundation Christian Academy humbled Babcock with a 52-18 victory. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Everything came up roses for Canterbury against Foundation Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 54-22 victory. Will Canterbury repeat their success, or does Foundation Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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