The Linfield Christian Lions will challenge the Big Bear Bears at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Linfield Christian's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Arrowhead Christian, posting a 36-0 victory at home. That 36 point margin sets a new team best for the Lions this season.
Micah Little was his usual excellent self, rushing for 178 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. Those 178 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Thomas Paschal was another key player, throwing for 241 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Linfield Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 203 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 56.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 163.
Meanwhile, Big Bear waltzed into their contest two weeks ago with three straight wins... but they left with four. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Fighting Lancers 50-14 at home. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 21 points or more this season.
The win got Linfield Christian back to even at 3-3. As for Big Bear, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
We should be in store for an exciting game as both have no problem gaining yardage. Linfield Christian has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 363.7 total yards per game. However, it's not like Big Bear struggles in that department as they've been averaging 412.3. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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