The Community Christian Warriors will head out to take on the Faustina Academy Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Community Christian and Valor Preparatory Academy met for a duel on Friday where Community Christian couldn't get it done. Community Christian was beaten by Valor Preparatory Academy 112-66. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (40), the Warriors still had to take the loss.
Despite the defeat, Community Christian got top-tier performance from Hayden Yelverton, who rushed for 255 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per carry. Yelverton is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season. Parker Dehls was another key player, throwing for 169 yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Community Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 340 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Faustina Academy put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Garland Christian Academy, posting a 61-13 win on the road. Fans of the Falcons have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Community Christian's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Faustina Academy, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Community Christian has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 270.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Faustina Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 178. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Community Christian was dealt a bruising 56-6 defeat at the hands of Faustina Academy in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Community Christian was down 34-0.
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