Evangel Christian Academy is on a six-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Parkway is on a four-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Eagles will face off against the Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Peyton Houston and Kb Williams.
Evangel Christian Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Louisiana's top teams: Lafayette Christian Academy, who was ranked seventh at the time (Evangel Christian Academy was ranked 20th). The Eagles fell just short of the Knights by a score of 24-22 on Thursday. The Eagles' defeat signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Houston and Braylon Walker. Walker had a great game and rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Houston was balling out in the loss, rushing for 103 yards and one score on only ten carries, while also throwing for 183 yards and one TD while completing 77.3% of his passes.
Even if they lost, Evangel Christian Academy's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In that department, Damari Drake was the leader with 2.5. Bennett Speer was another major factor on D, making 19 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Parkway duked it out with Benton on Thursday. The Panthers enjoyed a cozy 58-42 win over the Tigers. The Panthers pushed the score to 51-22 by the end of the third, a deficit the Tigers cut but never quite recovered from.
Parkway's victory bumped their record up to 9-0. As for Evangel Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 7-2.
Evangel Christian Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Parkway in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, sneaking past 45-43. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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