Football Preview: Merritt Island Christian Cougars vs. Four Corners Coyotes
The Merritt Island Christian Cougars will challenge the Four Corners Coyotes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Merritt Island Christian comes in on eight and Four Corners on four.
Merritt Island Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Florida's top teams: Donahue Catholic, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Merritt Island Christian was ranked second). Merritt Island Christian snuck past Donahue Catholic with a 34-29 win on Friday. Merritt Island Christian's victory was all the more impressive since the Shamrocks were averaging only 15 points allowed on the season.
It was another big night for Bode Handwork, who threw for 256 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt. Trey Nevad was Handwork's top target, picking up 132 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Merritt Island Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 203 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in nine consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Four Corners humbled Cornerstone Academy with a 46-7 victory. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 24-0.
Merritt Island Christian pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Four Corners, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Merritt Island Christian was dealt a bruising 35-0 loss at the hands of Four Corners in their previous matchup back in September of 2018. Can Merritt Island Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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