Football Preview: St. Paul Cardinals vs. Central Texas Christian Lions
St. Paul has gone 7-1 against Central Texas Christian recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cardinals dukes it out withthe Central Texas Christian Lions at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, St. Paul got the win against Rosehill Christian by a conclusive 26-6. The result was nothing new for the Cardinals, who have now won three matchups by 20 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, it may have taken double overtime to finish the job, but Central Texas Christian ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They secured a 26-20 W over Sacred Heart. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
Austin Evans continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 111 yards and two touchdowns. Central Texas Christian also got help from Rhett Humphrey, who showed off his sure hands for 113 receiving yards.
Central Texas Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 231 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Central Texas Christian wouldn't let Sacred Heart keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Central Texas Christian can thank Loyal Morris and Hunter Evans for forcing both of them.
St. Paul's record is now 4-5. As for Central Texas Christian, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
St. Paul was dealt a bruising 40-0 defeat at the hands of Central Texas Christian in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for St. Paul, Tabor Tyson (who rushed for 266 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 14.8 yards per carry, and also picked up 87 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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