Football Preview: Mountain Empire Redhawks vs. Maranatha Christian Eagles
On Friday Mountain Empire will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the Maranatha Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Mountain Empire hasn't scored more than 12 points for nine games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
Mountain Empire is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against O'Farrell Charter on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Mountain Empire came up short against O'Farrell Charter, falling 27-6.
Meanwhile, while Maranatha Christian put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Rock Academy. Maranatha Christian breezed by Rock Academy to the tune of 37-0. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 35 points or more this season.
Maranatha Christian's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jake Locker, who threw for 241 yards and five touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Another pass catcher making a difference was Hudson Heinrichs, who picked up 135 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Mountain Empire's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Maranatha Christian, they pushed their record up to 6-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Mountain Empire couldn't quite finish off Maranatha Christian when the teams last played back in September of 2023 and fell 22-20. Can Mountain Empire avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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