Football Preview: Merritt Island Christian Cougars vs. Geneva Knights
The Merritt Island Christian Cougars will face off against the Geneva Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Merritt Island Christian is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Merritt Island Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Florida's top teams: Countryside Christian, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Merritt Island Christian was ranked second). Merritt Island Christian blew past Countryside Christian 50-16 at home two weeks ago. Considering the Cougars have won five matches by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Nathanael Buccio continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 102 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Stevenson, who rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Merritt Island Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 231 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in 11 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 57 points the game before, Geneva was a bit more limited in their contest on Monday. They came up short against Ocala Christian, falling 28-6. The matchup marked the Knights' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Merritt Island Christian pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Geneva, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-2 record.
Merritt Island Christian took their win against Geneva in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 28-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for Merritt Island Christian 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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