The Lakeland Christian Vikings will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Victory Christian Academy Storm at 7:00 p.m. Both have allowed few points on average, (Lakeland Christian: 13.5, Victory Christian Academy: 14.7) so any points scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, Lakeland Christian didn't have too much trouble with American Heritage on the road as they won 40-26.
Killian O'Neal continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 157 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries. Brody Brenneman was another key player, rushing for 41 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Lakeland Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 296 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as American Heritage only rushed for 97.
Lakeland Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Lane Hall and Elijah Beale.
Meanwhile, Victory Christian Academy put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Sunlake with a sharp 28-6 victory.
The critical scores for Victory Christian Academy came from Preston Garcia, Jozia Scott, Zyrell Thomas, and My-Shawn Mckinley.
Lakeland Christian's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Victory Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Lakeland Christian has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 386.8 total yards per game. It's a different story for Victory Christian Academy, though, as they've been averaging only 245.7. Will Lakeland Christian be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will Victory Christian Academy flip the script?
Lakeland Christian couldn't quite finish off Victory Christian Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2023 and fell 19-16. Thankfully for Lakeland Christian, Jackson Benton (who threw for 173 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 46 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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