Football Preview: Captain Shreve Gators vs. Evangel Christian Academy Eagles
Captain Shreve has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Evangel Christian Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Captain Shreve knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past nine contests -- so hopefully Evangel Christian Academy likes a good challenge.
Last Thursday, Captain Shreve beat Byrd 42-34.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Captain Shreve to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brodie Savage, who threw for 205 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Another pass catcher making a difference was Cardarrian Devers, who picked up 129 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Evangel Christian Academy had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Panthers , sneaking past 45-43.
Evangel Christian Academy found their leader in sophomore Peyton Houston, who threw for 432 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 47 yards and a touchdown. Houston is becoming a predictor of Evangel Christian Academy's success: when he posts at least 300 passing yards the team is 3-1 (and 2-4 when he doesn't). Joshua Isaac Jr was another key rusher, gaining 96 total yards and a touchdown.
Captain Shreve's victory bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Evangel Christian Academy, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Captain Shreve has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 272.9 passing yards per game. Evangel Christian Academy, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 166.6 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Thursday? There's only one way to find out.
Captain Shreve won a match that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in October, slipping by Evangel Christian Academy 77-76. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Houston, who threw for 817 yards and eight touchdowns while completing 81.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Captain Shreve still be able to contain Houston? There's only one way to find out.
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