Football Preview: Mount Vernon Mustangs vs. Landmark Christian War Eagles
Mount Vernon and Landmark Christian are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Mount Vernon Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Landmark Christian War Eagles at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Mount Vernon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.6 points per game this season.
Mount Vernon will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one point on October 11th, then bounced right back against King's Ridge Christian on Friday. Mount Vernon took down King's Ridge Christian 38-21. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Bristan Derocher continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, while also throwing for 169 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 71-yard run. Walker Warshaw was another key player, rushing for 122 yards and a touchdown.
Despite a strong season so far, Landmark Christian has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They took a 28-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mount Paran Christian on Friday.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Skylar Hamilton and Andrew Overton. Overton had a great game and rushed for 202 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Hamilton did his best for the losing side, throwing for 127 yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Mount Vernon's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Landmark Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
Everything came up roses for Mount Vernon against Landmark Christian in their previous matchup back in September of 2019, as the team secured a 51-0 victory. Does Mount Vernon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Landmark Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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