Football Preview: Hebron Christian Lions vs. Lovett Lions
Two dominant backs in Devon Caldwell and Kalil Townes are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Hebron Christian Lions will take on the Lovett Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Hebron Christian's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five matchups.
Hebron Christian's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Prince Avenue Christian offense got past them. Hebron Christian fell just short of Prince Avenue Christian by a score of 34-31 on November 1st. The Lions have struggled against the Wolverines recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Caldwell put forth a good effort for the losing side as he picked up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 43 yards.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Lovett had no problem doing just that on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Lions out 38-35. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Lovett has posted since August 16th.
Townes continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 222 yards while picking up 13.1 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards. Another player making a difference was Quinn Carroll, who threw for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only nine passes.
With the loss, Hebron Christian broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-2. As for Lovett, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-2.
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