Community Christian faced St. Francis in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Community Christian secured a 33-28 W over St. Francis. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Community Christian.
Isaiah Lee
| 10/03/25 @ St. Francis | 283 |
| 09/27/24 @ Notre Dame Academy | 207 |
| 08/23/24 vs Peoples Baptist Academy | 198 |
| 09/12/25 @ Pinecrest Academy | 173 |
| 09/05/25 vs Horizon Christian Academy | 159 |
Isaiah Lee was his usual excellent self, rushing for 283 yards and four scores while picking up 14.2 yards per carry. Those 283 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Fredrico Jones, who gained 119 total yards and a touchdown.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Community Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 414 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
When it comes to explaining why St. Francis lost, don't look at Eli Pawlish. Despite the final result, he rushed for 63 yards and a pair of TDs on only eight carries, and also threw for 101 yards and one touchdown on only nine passes. Pawlish also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because St. Francis is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
Community Christian's record now sits at 5-1-1. As for St. Francis, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
Looking ahead, Community Christian will take on New Creation Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for St. Francis, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Lafayette Christian at 7:30 p.m. on the 17th. The Knights will need to watch out since the Cougars have now posted at least 31 points in their last six contests.
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