Football Preview: Grace Community Cougars vs. Midland Christian Mustangs
The Grace Community Cougars's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Midland Christian Mustangs at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Grace Community strolled past Bishop Dunne with points to spare, taking the game 21-6.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Midland Christian against Trinity Christian on Friday as the team secured a 45-7 victory. The matchup marked the Mustangs' most dominant win of the season.
Avery Morgan had an outrageously good game as he threw for 170 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. Stacy Jones was in the mix too, providing Midland Christian with two touchdowns.
Midland Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brady Young and Boston Rodriguez. Angel Villafranco was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making five total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Midland Christian is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-5 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.6 points per game. As for Grace Community, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-3.
Grace Community didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Midland Christian in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 33-28 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Grace Community since the squad 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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