The Mount Paran Christian Eagles's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Washington-Wilkes Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Mount Paran Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Cherokee Christian 42-14 at home. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Eagles with their most commanding win of the season.
Andrew Overton continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 197 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 123.5 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Gavin Steele, who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Mount Paran Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 462 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Washington-Wilkes waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They breezed by the Bulldogs at home to the tune of 30-0. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Tigers had established a 23 point advantage.
Mount Paran Christian's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Washington-Wilkes, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
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