The Bishop Lynch Friars will face off against the Prestonwood Christian Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Bishop Lynch's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They breezed by Rice on the road to the tune of 43-0. Given the Friars' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 559th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 1158th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bishop Lynch's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Armando Aguilera Jr led the charge by throwing for 76 yards and three touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Ishmael Muhammad, who picked up 57 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Prestonwood Christian). They blew past Nolan Catholic, posting a 70-14 win at home. The victory was nothing new for the Lions as they're now sitting on three straight.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Prestonwood Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Luke Glass, who threw for 248 yards and four touchdowns while completing 94.1% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Takashi Shaw helped Glass out on the ground, rushing for 90 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Prestonwood Christian's defense and their four sacks. Jack Harwell was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Prestonwood Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 222 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Bishop Lynch's win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2. As for Prestonwood Christian, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Bishop Lynch has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 161.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Prestonwood Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 238.2. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Bishop Lynch was taken down by Prestonwood Christian 69-21 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Bishop Lynch was down 35-7.
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