The Faustina Academy Falcons pushed their score all the way to 55 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to Victory Christian Academy 61-55. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Faustina Academy in their matchups with Victory Christian Academy: they've now lost three in a row.
Faustina Academy's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Damian Sipe, who rushed for 112 yards and three touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Ben Nelson , who threw for 201 yards and four touchdowns.
Victory Christian Academy was led to victory by Jerran Martin and Cyrus Gaither . Martin gained 141 total yards and four touchdowns, while Gaither rushed for 229 yards and a touchdown while picking up 12.1 yards per carry. Jaxson Oates was another key contributor, throwing for 173 yards and two touchdowns while completing 100% of his passes.
Faustina Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 7-1. As for Victory Christian Academy, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-1.
Faustina Academy will head out on the road to face off against King's Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. King's Academy is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home. Victory Christian Academy will take on Covenant Classical at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Covenant Classical knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past eight matches -- so hopefully Victory Christian Academy likes a good challenge.
