Football Preview: Southwest Christian School Eagles vs. Midland Christian Mustangs
Southwest Christian School is 0-4 against Midland Christian since October of 2016 but things could change on Friday. After each having a week off, both will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Southwest Christian School focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four last Friday.
Midland Christian is facing Southwest Christian School at the wrong time: Southwest Christian School suffered their first home loss of the season last Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a 21-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cougars.
Despite the defeat, Southwest Christian School got top-tier performance from Robert Jones Ii, who rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns. Jones Ii has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Braxton Smith handled things on the ground, rushing for 88 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Southwest Christian School was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 228 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Midland Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They and Frenship were almost perfectly matched up, but Midland Christian suffered a 35-34 defeat. One positive for the Mustangs, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Despite the loss, Midland Christian got top-tier performance from Brady Young, who rushed for 104 yards and three touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown. Avery Morgan was another key player, rushing for six yards and a touchdown.
Southwest Christian School now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Midland Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Southwest Christian School has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 233.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Midland Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 153.6. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Southwest Christian School took a serious blow against Midland Christian in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 58-3. Thankfully for Southwest Christian School, Colton Newsom (who rushed for 157 yards and four touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 183 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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