Football Preview: Tupelo Christian Prep Eagles vs. Baldwyn Bearcats
The Tupelo Christian Prep Eagles will take on the Baldwyn Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Tupelo Christian Prep is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Thrasher on Friday as Tupelo Christian Prep made off with a 49-24 victory. The Eagles pushed the score to 42-18 by the end of the third, a deficit the Rebels had little chance of recovering from.
Tupelo Christian Prep's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jeb Brown, who rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and Sawyer Malone, who rushed for 43 yards. Those 43 rushing yards gave Malone a new career-high.
Tupelo Christian Prep was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 408 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 93.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 222.
Meanwhile, while Baldwyn put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Biggersville. Baldwyn took their game with ease, bagging a 42-0 win over Biggersville. Considering the Bearcats have won seven matchups by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Terrell Robinson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 141 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Another player making a difference was Dy'Lan Johnson, who threw for 67 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes.
Tupelo Christian Prep's victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-5. As for Baldwyn, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 8-1.
Tupelo Christian Prep was able to grind out a solid victory over Baldwyn in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 20-13. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tupelo Christian Prep since the team 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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