Football Preview: Coeur du Christ Academy Saints vs. Wallace Miners
The Coeur du Christ Academy Saints will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Wallace Miners at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Coeur du Christ Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Lakeside 60-58.
Meanwhile, Wallace had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 46 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They breezed by the Wampus Cats at home to the tune of 40-6. The result was nothing new for the Miners, who have now won six matchups by 20 points or more so far this season.
Wallace got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Cooper Miller out in front who rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also threw for 186 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes. Miller's longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Julian Davis was Miller's top target, picking up 153 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Wallace didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Davis.
Coeur du Christ Academy's victory bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Wallace, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Coeur du Christ Academy took a serious blow against Wallace when the teams last played back in August, falling 70-26. Can Coeur du Christ Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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