The Countryside Christian Minutemen will venture away from home to take on the First Coast Christian Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Countryside Christian will be strutting in after a win while First Coast Christian will be coming in after a loss.
Countryside Christian's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 54-0 victory over Oasis Christian. 54 seems to be a good number for the Minutemen as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Clay Dees had a dynamite game for Countryside Christian, rushing for 126 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also throwing for 65 yards and two touchdowns. Dees' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 124 rushing yards dating back to last season. Everett Byrd also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Countryside Christian wouldn't let Oasis Christian keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Countryside Christian can thank Wiley Byrd and Ty Mills for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 62-19, which was the final score in First Coast Christian's tilt against Donahue Catholic on Friday. The Knights were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 48-7.
The victory made it two in a row for Countryside Christian and bumps their season record up to 2-1. As for First Coast Christian, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-2.
Everything came up roses for Countryside Christian against First Coast Christian when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as the team secured a 66-16 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Countryside Christian since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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