The Frenship Tigers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Midland Christian Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Frenship knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Midland Christian likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Frenship was able to grind out a solid victory over Lubbock-Cooper, taking the game 51-42. The Tigers pushed the score to 49-28 by the end of the third, a deficit the Pirates cut but never quite recovered from.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Frenship to victory, but perhaps none more so than Holden Phillips, who threw for 459 yards and five touchdowns while completing 82.8% of his passes. Phillips is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for five or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Leyton Stone did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 174 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Midland Christian scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. The matchup between them and Cornerstone Christian wasn't particularly close, with Midland Christian falling 42-24. That makes it the first time this season the Mustangs have let down their home crowd.
Although Midland Christian took the loss, they still got scores from Jackson Griffin, Case Cole, and Cole. Avery Morgan was another key signal caller, throwing for 196 yards and two touchdowns.
Even if they lost, Midland Christian's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Isaiah Mathews was especially locked on to Cornerstone Christian's QB and sacked him twice. Mathews also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 13.
Frenship's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1. As for Midland Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
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