Football Preview: Merritt Island Christian Cougars vs. Master's Academy Patriots
The Merritt Island Christian Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Master's Academy Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Master's Academy is hoping to do what Hernando Christian Academy couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Merritt Island Christian's winning streak (dating back to last season), which now stands at five games. Merritt Island Christian put the hurt on Hernando Christian Academy with a sharp 38-12 victory.
Bode Handwork had an outrageously good game as he threw for 194 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 passes, and also rushed for 52 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of that aerial production (95 yards to be exact) went to Trey Nevad, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Merritt Island Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 233 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Master's Academy got themselves on the board against Babcock on Saturday, but Babcock never followed suit. They beat the Trailblazers by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 38-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
Merritt Island Christian pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Master's Academy, their record is now 2-0.
Merritt Island Christian took a serious blow against Master's Academy when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 28-0. Can Merritt Island Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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