The Faith Academy Falcons will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Sunrise Christian Academy Buffaloes at 7:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, Faith Academy made easy work of Cornerstone Family and carried off a 56-34 win. Fans of the Falcons have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sunrise Christian Academy). They claimed a resounding 70-6 victory over Kansas City East Christian Academy on the road. With the Buffaloes ahead 42-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Wade Keller was his usual excellent self, throwing for 214 yards and six touchdowns on only 17 passes, while also rushing for 56 yards and two touchdowns. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Taiton Schmidt did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 103 receiving yards.
Another reason for the win was Sunrise Christian Academy's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. In that department, Darren Allison was the leader with three. Cooper Flores was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Faith Academy's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for Sunrise Christian Academy, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 5-1.
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