Football Preview: Temple Christian Eagles vs. First Baptist Saints
The Temple Christian Eagles will head out to square off against the First Baptist Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Temple Christian has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with four straight losses, while First Baptist will come in with 18 straight victories.
Last Friday, Temple Christian was beaten by Live Oak Classical 49-7.
Jaxon Florey put forth a good effort for the losing side as he picked up 100 receiving yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 75 yards.
Meanwhile, First Baptist never let their opponents score on Friday. They breezed by Mercy Culture Prep on the road to the tune of 48-0. The result was nothing new for the Saints, who have now won four games by 35 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Quincy Rheams, who threw for 200 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 80 yards on only seven carries. Another player making a difference was Zykhius Wapskineh, who picked up 88 receiving yards and a touchdown.
First Baptist's defense stepped up as well, laying out Landon Martinez. four times. Jonah Murphy was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself. Jackson Batista was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, making seven total tackles (4.0 for loss), and defending a pass.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, First Baptist was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Temple Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for First Baptist, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
The upcoming matchup will be a clash of competing strengths. Temple Christian has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 234 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, First Baptist has preferred to attack from the air: they average 333.8 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Temple Christian was taken down by First Baptist 62-14 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Temple Christian, Hunter Mccoy (who threw for 259 yards and six touchdowns while completing 79.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 81 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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