On Friday, East Central HomeSchool faced Southern Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The East Central HomeSchool Patriots slipped by the Southern Christian Patriots 42-41. The victory was just business as usual for East Central HomeSchool, who after five games remain undefeated this season.
Nikita Getmanshchuk had an outrageously good game as he threw for 305 yards and five touchdowns on only 15 passes, and also rushed for 64 yards. Jaimon ONeal was Getmanshchuk's top target, picking up 163 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to East Central HomeSchool's defensive line and their three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Judah Bush. Another thorn in Southern Christian's side was Nick Nelson, who forced two fumbles and made 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
When it comes to explaining why Southern Christian lost, don't look at Elijah Bailey. Despite the final result, he rushed for 183 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Bailey is now averaging an impressive 2.5 rushing touchdowns per game. Jagger Scott handled things on the ground, rushing for 105 yards and a rushing touchdown.
East Central HomeSchool's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Southern Christian, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
East Central HomeSchool will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Ezekiel Academy at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. East Central HomeSchool knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Ezekiel Academy likes a good challenge. Southern Christian will also get a bit of a break before their next game: they'll face off against Evangel Christian at 7:00 p.m. on October 11th. One thing working in Southern Christian's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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