Football Preview: Avalon Eagles vs. Methodist Children's Home Bulldogs
The Avalon Eagles will take on the Methodist Children's Home Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Avalon has four straight wins, Methodist Children's Home has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Avalon humbled Trinidad with a 60-14 victory. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 46 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Josh Novak, who rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw 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.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 42 points the game before, Methodist Children's Home was a bit more limited in their game last Friday. They were beaten by Oglesby 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).
Avalon pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Methodist Children's Home, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Avalon suffered a grim 58-33 defeat to Methodist Children's Home when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Will Avalon have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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