Football Preview: The Christian School at Castle Hills Eagles vs. Bracken Christian Warriors
The Christian School at Castle Hills has gone 3-0 against Bracken Christian recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Christian School at Castle Hills Eagles will square off against the Bracken Christian Warriors at 7:30 p.m.
The Christian School at Castle Hills will head into Friday's matchup out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 48-point game in their last game. They fell just short of Heritage Christian by a score of 28-26. The Christian School at Castle Hills hasn't had much luck with Heritage Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Meanwhile, Bracken Christian took their match at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 52-7 win over Medina. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Warriors just coasted through the last quarter.
Bracken Christian found their leader in underclassman Jack Burggraaf, who rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 240 yards and four touchdowns. Atlas Gentry was in the mix as well, providing Bracken Christian with three touchdowns.
Bracken Christian wouldn't let Medina keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Bracken Christian can thank Gunner Clark and Cole Weakly for forcing both of them. Bracken Christian got some further help from Luke Leslie: he made nine total tackles and snagging an interception.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bracken Christian was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 410 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
The Christian School at Castle Hills' loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1. As for Bracken Christian, their victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-0.
Everything came up roses for The Christian School at Castle Hills against Bracken Christian in their previous matchup back in August of 2023 as the squad secured a 46-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for The Christian School at Castle Hills 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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