The Hilltop Lancers will face off against the Victory Christian Academy Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Hilltop is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Castle Park 52-14 at home. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Lancers considering their seven-point performance the match before.
Kneko Vasquez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 236 yards and four touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes, and also rushing for 42 yards. Mason Vaquero was another key player, picking up 104 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Victory Christian Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They took their game at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 39-12 victory over Mountain Empire. Considering the Knights have won three matchups by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Victory Christian Academy's win came down to the chemistry between Austin Dill and his top target Jayden Gray. Dill threw for 273 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes while Gray picked up 142 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Dill is becoming a predictor of Victory Christian Academy's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). A healthy portion of that aerial production (84 yards to be exact) also went to Max Gardner, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
The victory snapped Hilltop's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-3 record. As for Victory Christian Academy, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
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