Football Recap: Midland Christian Mustangs vs. Trinity Christian Lions
On Friday, everything came up roses for the Midland Christian Mustangs against the Trinity Christian Lions as the squad secured a 45-7 win. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 21 points or more this season.
Avery Morgan had a dynamite game for Midland Christian, throwing for 170 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also punching in two touchdowns on the ground. Morgan has become a key player for Midland Christian: the team is 4-2 when he posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise. Stacy Jones was Morgan's top target, picking up 117 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Midland Christian wouldn't let Trinity Christian keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Angel Villafranco, Cutter Smith, and Isaiah Mathews picked up one apiece.
Midland Christian is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.6 points per game. As for Trinity Christian, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-7.
Midland Christian will be playing in front of their home fans against Grace Community at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Grace Community is coming into the matchup with three straight victories on the road, so Midland Christian will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Trinity Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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