Football Preview: Methodist Children's Home Bulldogs vs. Avalon Eagles
The Methodist Children's Home Bulldogs will venture away from home to face off against the Avalon Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Methodist Children's Home has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Avalon will arrive with four straight wins.
Methodist Children's Home is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 42 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Oglesby last Friday. They were dealt a 60-12 loss at the hands of the Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Tigers are ranked 22nd).
Meanwhile, Avalon humbled Trinidad with a 60-14 victory. With the Eagles ahead 54-14 at the half, the game was all but over already.
It was another big night for Josh Novak, who rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 78 yards and two touchdowns. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
Methodist Children's Home's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Avalon, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Methodist Children's Home took their win against Avalon in their previous matchup back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 58-33. The rematch might be a little tougher for Methodist Children's Home since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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