Football Preview: Fort Worth Christian Cardinals vs. Midland Christian Mustangs
After two games on the road, Fort Worth Christian is heading back home. They will host the Midland Christian Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fort Worth Christian's defense has only allowed 11.3 points per game this season, so Midland Christian's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Fort Worth Christian's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took down Trinity Christian 17-0. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 298th, while the Lions are ranked 764th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Landon Gigliotta continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 226 yards and two touchdowns. 121 of those passing yards were hauled in by Aiden Abercrombie.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Midland Christian). They claimed a resounding 35-8 victory over Southwest Christian School on the road. With the Mustangs ahead 21-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Midland Christian had a senior duo take command as Case Cole rushed for 158 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.3 yards per carry and Avery Morgan rushed for 44 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Cole is now averaging an impressive 102.5 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Midland Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 316 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Midland Christian wouldn't let Southwest Christian School keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Cutter Smith, Isaiah Mathews, and Brady Young picked up one apiece.
Fort Worth Christian pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Midland Christian, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-4.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Fort Worth Christian has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 158.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Midland Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 180.7. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Fort Worth Christian took a serious blow against Midland Christian when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 52-21. Can Fort Worth Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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