Football Preview: Fort Worth Christian Cardinals vs. Grapevine Faith Christian Lions
After two games on the road, Fort Worth Christian is heading back home. They will welcome the Grapevine Faith Christian Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Fort Worth Christian is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against All S on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Fort Worth Christian came up short against All S, falling 37-14. The match marked the Cardinals' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Landon Gigliotta and Gavin Parkhurst. Parkhurst had a great game and rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Meanwhile, Gigliotta did his best for the losing side, throwing for 154 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 52 yards.
Meanwhile, Grapevine Faith Christian lost 49-28 to Midland Christian on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 887th, while the Mustangs are ranked 336th).
Grapevine Faith Christian might have lost, but man, Noah Smith was a machine: he picked up 139 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Smith's receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 139 receiving yards.
Grapevine Faith Christian's loss was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Fort Worth Christian, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-3.
Fort Worth Christian skirted past Grapevine Faith Christian 55-53 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Grapevine Faith Christian's Clayton Sobecki, who rushed for 209 yards and four touchdowns, and also threw for 238 yards and three touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Fort Worth Christian to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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