Football Preview: Paraclete Spirits vs. Village Christian Crusaders
The Paraclete Spirits will head out to square off against the Village Christian Crusaders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Paraclete will be strutting in after a victory while Village Christian will be coming in after a loss.
Paraclete took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against Westlake by a score of 21-14. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the Spirits were the (much) better team in the second half.
It was another big night for Joseph Mesa, who threw for 307 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 35 yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (89 yards to be exact) went to Adrian Jones, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, Village Christian came up short against Schurr two weeks ago and fell 27-18. That's two games in a row now that the Crusaders have lost by exactly nine points.
Village Christian might have lost, but man, Everson Mathis was a machine: he rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also threw for 162 yards and a touchdown.
The win got Paraclete back to even at 2-2. As for Village Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Paraclete has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 346.8 passing yards per game. Village Christian, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 151 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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