The Eagles faced off against the Kings Christian Crusaders for FC’s homecoming. The excitement of homecoming and the thrill of impressing the fans gave the Eagles a boost that would aid in their performance. However, with all the attractions of homecoming, FC needed to stay focused.

The Crusaders surprised the Eagles right out of the gate by scoring a touchdown on the opening kickoff. Immediately down 0-8 the Eagles sought to comeback and take the lead over the Crusaders. Kings Christian put up a fight by holding FC to 14 points and struggling on offense.

Along with the second quarter came an impressive performance from the Eagles. They put up 33 points and held Kings Christian to 0 points. Multiple scores came in from Tyler Villines, ‘18, and Slater Wade, ‘17, as well as a defensive touchdown from Roman Endicott, ‘18, making the score 47-8 heading into halftime.

After halftime, all the buzz of homecoming was basically over and the Eagles could truly focus on the game. Both teams put up a good fight in the third quarter. FC scored 7 more points and the Crusaders scored 8, putting the score at 54-16 in favor of the Eagles.

Kings Christian fought all the way until the end as did the Eagles. Both teams took a more defensive stance in the final quarter. The Crusaders held FC to 7 points and the Eagles held Kings Christian to 6 points. The game ended with the Eagles winning on homecoming 61-22.

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Senior, Tyler Vanderlinden, is pleased with how the team played but looks forward to preparation during the bye week.

“I think we executed our game plan very well and took to win,” Vanderlinden said. “It was a good team win. But now that league is starting up we need to take advantage of our extra time to get healthy and prepare hard.”

The win over Kings Christian counted towards the Eagles league score putting them at 1-0 and 6-1 in all competitions. Next week the Eagles are on a bye and will have no game.

For last weeks sport short, check out: FC football sport short: Trinity.

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