Football Preview: Fort Worth Christian Cardinals vs. Southwest Christian School Eagles
The Fort Worth Christian Cardinals will head out to take on the Southwest Christian School Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fort Worth Christian's defense has only allowed 12.7 points per game this season, so Southwest Christian School's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Things were looking good for Fort Worth Christian after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Midland Christian by a score of 21-19. That makes it the first time this season the Cardinals have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, Southwest Christian School's game on Friday was all tied up 14-14 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 21-14 win over Grapevine Faith Christian.
Robert Jones Ii was his usual excellent self, rushing for 223 yards and two touchdowns. He has become a key player for Southwest Christian School: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
Southwest Christian School was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 248 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Grapevine Faith Christian only rushed for 63.
Southwest Christian School didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Gio Sanchez and Slaid Chandler.
The defeat snapped Fort Worth Christian's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-2 record. As for Southwest Christian School, their record now sits at 3-4.
Fort Worth Christian came up short against Southwest Christian School in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 27-21. Can Fort Worth Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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