Horizon Prep is 0-5 against St. Joseph Academy since September of 2018 but things could change  on Friday. The Lions will square off against the Crusaders at 6:30  p.m. Both come into the  contest bolstered by wins in their previous  matches.
Horizon Prep is headed in fresh off scoring the most  points they have   all season. They took their  game  last Friday with ease, bagging  a  62-24 win over Calvin Christian. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Lions with their most commanding win of the  season.
 Lochlan Church was  his usual excellent self, rushing for 237 yards and five  touchdowns while picking up 13.2 yards per carry, and also throwing for 64 yards and one  TD on only six passes. His longest rush was for an impressive 53 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.  August Tag was another key player, gaining 168 total yards and a touchdown.
 They were just one part of a punishing run game: Horizon Prep was unstoppable on the ground and  finished the game with 490  rushing yards. That's the most  rushing yards they've posted  since  the start of last season.

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 Horizon Prep didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Church led the group effort, picking up two of those  interceptions all by himself.  Prad Parvataneni is also on a roll when it comes to  defended passes, as he's  now  defended  at least one in each of the last three games he's  played.
 St. Joseph Academy played against Calvin Christian on Friday and won via forfeit.
 The  victory (which was St. Joseph Academy's fifth in a row) raised their record to 7-1. The  wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.6 points on average over those games. As for Horizon Prep,  the  victory  got them back to even at 3-3.
 Horizon Prep was taken down by St. Joseph Academy 66-6 in their previous matchup  back in November of 2024. Can the Lions avenge their  loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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