The Cambridge Christian Lancers will take on the Sarasota Christian Blazers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cambridge Christian is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Having struggled with 11 losses in a row dating back to last season, Cambridge Christian finally turned things around against Discovery on Friday. They took down the Spartans 45-28. The Lancers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Nathaniel Lusk was his usual excellent self, rushing for 277 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 109.6 rushing yards per game.
Cambridge Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cooper Griffey and David Mckenna. Cambridge Christian got some further help from Ethan Harcourt: he picked up a sack and made 14 total tackles.
Cambridge Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 279 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Sarasota Christian entered their matchup against Seffner Christian on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Sarasota Christian was beaten by Seffner Christian 54-13. The Blazers' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Cambridge Christian's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-9. As for Sarasota Christian, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-4.
Cambridge Christian came up short against Sarasota Christian in their previous meeting back in September, falling 42-32. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sarasota Christian's Ben Milliken, who threw for 379 yards and six touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 30 yards. Now that Cambridge Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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