It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Midland Christian had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They secured a 34-29 W over the Grace Community Cougars. Winning may never get old, but the Mustangs sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Leading Midland Christian to victory were Price Bryant and Avery Morgan. Bryant rushed for 149 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, while Morgan threw for 127 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Morgan a new career-high in rushing yards (50). Midland Christian also got a significant boost from Brady Young, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 81 yards.
Midland Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 327 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Midland Christian has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.3 points per game. As for Grace Community, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-4.
Midland Christian will play host again on Saturday to welcome Regents, where kickoff is scheduled at 2:00 p.m. Regents knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past nine matches -- so hopefully Midland Christian likes a good challenge. Grace Community does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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