Football Recap: Nashville Christian Eagles vs. Middle Tennessee Christian Cougars
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Nashville Christian had no problem doing just that on Friday. They blew past the Middle Tennessee Christian Cougars 50-27. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by 23 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Jared Curtis, who threw for 174 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played.
Shy Murphy and Briggs Boyd certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Murphy rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, while Boyd rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. That's the most rushing yards Boyd has posted since back in September.
Nashville Christian pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.6 points per game. As for Middle Tennessee Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
Nashville Christian will head out on the road to face off against Jackson Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Jackson Christian will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Nashville Christian surely won't give up without a fight. Middle Tennessee Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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