Football Recap: Covenant Day Takes a Loss

After flying high against SouthLake Christian Academy last Friday, Covenant Day came back down to earth. The Covenant Day Lions took a blow against the North Cross Raiders on Friday, falling 43-7. The contest marked the Lions' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Logan Misocky threw for 114 yards on ten of 23 attempts. Teddy Helton was his top target, picking up 56 receiving yards, while also throwing for three yards and a touchdown.

North Cross got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Tristan Lange out in front who rushed for 99 yards on only six carries. Those 99 rushing yards gave Lange a new career-high. Ja'Ziel Hart did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 93 receiving yards.

Covenant Day's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for North Cross, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-1.

A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions challenges High Point Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. They will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Covenant Day surely won't give up without a fight. As for North Cross, they will be playing in front of their home fans against St. Christopher's at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. North Cross knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully St. Christopher's likes a good challenge.

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