Football Preview: Methodist Children's Home Bulldogs vs. Avalon Eagles
The Methodist Children's Home Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Avalon Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Methodist Children's Home has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with five straight losses, while Avalon will come in with four straight victories.
Methodist Children's Home is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 42 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Oglesby on Friday. They took a blow against the Tigers, falling 60-12. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Tigers are ranked 22nd).
Meanwhile, Avalon was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Trinidad 60-14 on the road. With the Eagles ahead 54-14 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Josh Novak continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 89 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 78 yards and two touchdowns. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
Methodist Children's Home's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Avalon, their win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Methodist Children's Home took their victory against Avalon in their previous matchup back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 58-33. The rematch might be a little tougher for Methodist Children's Home since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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