The Four Corners Coyotes will venture away from home to face off against the Merritt Island Christian Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Four Corners sitting on four straight wins and Merritt Island Christian on eight (dating back to last season).
Four Corners is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Florida's top teams: Cornerstone Academy, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Four Corners was ranked 13th). Four Corners simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Cornerstone Academy 46-7 on the road. The Coyotes pushed the score to 38-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Cougars had no chance of recovering from.
Meanwhile, Merritt Island Christian's offense rose to the challenge against a Shamrocks defense that boasted an average of only 15 points allowed on Friday. Merritt Island Christian secured a 34-29 W over Donahue Catholic.
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 games dating back to last season.
Four Corners' victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Merritt Island Christian, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Four Corners against Merritt Island Christian when the teams last played back in September of 2018, as the team secured a 35-0 victory. Will Four Corners repeat their success, or does Merritt Island Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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