The Red Lion Christian Academy Lions will head out to challenge the Lake Forest Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Red Lion Christian Academy made easy work of Glasgow and carried off a 35-12 win. The Lions pushed the score to 35-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Dragons cut but never quite recovered from.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Red Lion Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 236 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Red Lion Christian Academy's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB eight times. The heavy lifting was done by Chris Trumbell and Hayden Morrison who racked up seven sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Lake Forest faced Caesar Rodney in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Lake Forest came out on top against Caesar Rodney by a score of 21-14.
Jack Parson looked great while leading his team to the win, rushing for 59 yards on only seven carries, while also throwing for 41 yards and a touchdown.
Lake Forest's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of AJ White and Seth Young.
The victory got Red Lion Christian Academy back to even at 1-1. As for Lake Forest, their win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-0.
Everything went Red Lion Christian Academy's way against Lake Forest when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Red Lion Christian Academy made off with a 28-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Red Lion Christian Academy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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