It was a Battle of the Birds when Fort Worth Country Day took on Cistercian on Thursday. The Fort Worth Country Day Falcons breezed by the Cistercian Hawks at home to the tune of 46-16. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 464th, while the Hawks are ranked 971st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Fort Worth Country Day to victory were Connor Davidson and Alex Parsons. Davidson threw for 169 yards and three touchdowns while completing 92.9% of his passes, while Parsons rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Fort Worth Country Day was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Fort Worth Country Day didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Major Factor and Canaan Factor.
Fort Worth Country Day's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Cistercian, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Fort Worth Country Day will venture away from home to face off against Houston Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Cistercian, they are on the road again on Friday to play St. Andrew's at 7:30 p.m. Cistercian is facing St. Andrew's at the right time seeing as St. Andrew's is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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