It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Evangel Christian Academy had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They walked away with a 58-48 victory over the Captain Shreve Gators. For the Eagles, this counts as revenge for the 77-76 win the Gators walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October.
Evangel Christian Academy found their leader in sophomore Peyton Houston, who threw for 391 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Houston has become a key player for Evangel Christian Academy: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least 300 passing yards, but 3-4 otherwise. Demarkus Evans was Houston's top target, picking up 90 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Evangel Christian Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Damari Drake and Solomon Jammer. Evangel Christian Academy got some further help from Cayleb Armstrong: he picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Despite the defeat, Captain Shreve had strong showings from Cardarrian Devers, who picked up 178 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and Brodie Savage, who threw for 409 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.8% of his passes. With that strong performance, Devers is now averaging an impressive 102.1 receiving yards per game. Dj Waldon also helped out as he racked up 140 receiving yards.
The victory was the fifth in a row for Evangel Christian Academy, bringing their record for this year to 6-5. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 49.4 points per game. As for Captain Shreve, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
Evangel Christian Academy's road trip will continue as they head out to face Alexandria at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Alexandria will roll in looking for their 11th straight win, something Evangel Christian Academy surely won't give up without a fight. Captain Shreve does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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