Football Recap: Hoover Cardinals vs. Maranatha Christian Eagles
After having lost a blowout in their previous game against San Diego, Hoover was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 31-2 win over the Maranatha Christian Eagles. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Cardinals also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
Sir Autry had a dynamite game for Hoover, rushing for 137 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry, and also picking up 35 receiving yards and a touchdown. Autry's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 137 rushing yards dating back to last season. Miko Hunter also helped out with an impressive 90 receiving yards.
Hoover wouldn't let Maranatha Christian keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Hoover can thank Xavier Logan and Yussuf Masudi for forcing both of them. Another thorn in Maranatha Christian's side was Tai Ngo, who picked up two sacks and made five total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Hoover was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 416 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Maranatha Christian only gained 97.
Hoover now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Maranatha Christian, their loss was their first of the season and also makes their record 2-1.
Hoover will welcome Montgomery at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Maranatha Christian, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Victory Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Maranatha Christian focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Thursday.
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