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| 10/17/25 - Away | 38-6 W |
| 11/08/24 - Home | 77-43 W |
| 10/18/24 - Home | 57-25 W |
| 10/27/23 - Home | 46-7 W |
| 08/18/23 - Away | 44-0 W |
| + 3 more games |
Evangel Christian faced East Central HomeSchool in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Lightning took their matchup with ease, bagging a 38-6 win over the Patriots. The result was nothing new for the Lightning, who have now won five contests by 26 points or more so far this season.
Eli Black continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 113 yards and two scores on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 230 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt. Those 230 passing yards gave him a new career-high. Ben Davis was another key player, picking up 77 receiving yards and one TD.
Evangel Christian's run defense was locked in: East Central HomeSchool could only muster 0.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Max Watson for the heroic effort on defense: he. Evangel Christian didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.8.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Evangel Christian, bringing their record up to 5-3. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 44.0 points over those games. As for East Central HomeSchool, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Evangel Christian will welcome Trinity Christian Homeschool at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Evangel Christian will be up against Trinity Christian Homeschool's rather soft defense (which has allowed 41.57 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for East Central HomeSchool, they will host Varsity Opponent at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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