Football Recap: Mount Olive Christian vs. First Baptist Christian Eagles
On Thursday, Mount Olive Christian faced First Baptist Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Mount Olive Christian fell 36-28 to the First Baptist Christian Eagles. The defeat leaves Mount Olive Christian without a win on the season.
Despite the loss, Mount Olive Christian still got an impressive performance from Nick Evans, who rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also picked up 68 receiving yards. Those 125 rushing yards gave Evans a new career-high.
First Baptist Christian found their leader in underclassman Judah Pritchard, who rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Those 89 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Pritchard. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Zack Alfaro, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Mount Olive Christian's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for First Baptist Christian, with the victory, they broke their six-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-7.
As of now, neither Mount Olive Christian nor First Baptist Christian have any future games scheduled.
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