The CSTHEA Patriots will head out on the road to take on the Lancaster Christian Academy Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. CSTHEA will be strutting in after a victory while Lancaster Christian Academy will be coming in after a defeat.
CSTHEA is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: East Central HomeSchool, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (CSTHEA was ranked sixth). CSTHEA strolled past East Central HomeSchool with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 40-25. CSTHEA pushed the score to 40-19 by the end of the third, a deficit East Central HomeSchool cut but never quite recovered from.
Thomas Long
| 10/10/25 vs East Central HomeSchool | 3 |
| 08/23/24 @ TN T | 2 |
| 08/16/24 vs Lancaster Christian Academy | 2 |
| 10/03/25 vs Riverside Christian Academy | 1 |
| 09/19/25 vs Tennessee Heat | 1 |
CSTHEA got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Thomas Long out in front who picked up 96 receiving yards and three scores. Those three receiving touchdowns gave Long a new career-high. Pierse Jackson got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
CSTHEA's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB six times. The heavy lifting was done by Isaac Conkle and Long, who racked up five sacks between them. Jackson got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Lancaster Christian Academy played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 54-22 loss at the hands of South Haven Christian. The Knights were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-6.
CSTHEA pushed their record up to 3-6 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.7 points over those games. As for Lancaster Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
CSTHEA suffered a grim 52-27 defeat to Lancaster Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in August of 2024. Can the Patriots avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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