Calumet Christian hasn't had much luck against Osceola Grace E recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Calumet Christian Patriots will venture away from home to square off against the Osceola Grace E Eagles at 10:00 a.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Calumet Christian and Illinois C met for a duel on Saturday where Calumet Christian prevailed. Calumet Christian claimed a resounding 42-6 win over Illinois C at home. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 27-6.
Kolton Foutz continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 40 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 190 yards and two touchdowns. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble, making a tackle, and defending a pass. Calumet Christian also got a significant boost from Jackson Gary, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 104 yards.
Calumet Christian wouldn't let Illinois C keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Calumet Christian can thank Foutz and Mekhi Love for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Osceola Grace E had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three last Saturday. They blew past the Crusaders 41-14 on the road. With that victory, the Eagles brought their scoring average up to 26.2 points per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Osceola Grace E was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 336 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 56 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 303.
The win made it two in a row for Calumet Christian and bumps their season record up to 5-2. As for Osceola Grace E, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Things could have been worse for Calumet Christian, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 32-16 loss to Osceola Grace E in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Calumet Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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