After each having a week off, the St. George's Gryphons and the Evangelical Christian Eagles will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. George's is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
St. George's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Northpoint Christian two weeks ago. They were outmatched by the Trojans at home and fell 42-0. While losing is never fun, the Gryphons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 260th in Tennessee, while the Trojans are ranked 113th in Mississippi).
Meanwhile, Evangelical Christian lost to University School of Jackson at home by a 49-35 margin last Friday.
Evangelical Christian's defeat came about despite a quality game from Kade Butler, who threw for 243 yards and three touchdowns. What's more, Butler also racked up no rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in November of 2023. A healthy portion of that aerial production (98 yards to be exact) went to William Cheairs, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
St. George's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Evangelical Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
St. George's came up short against Evangelical Christian in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 21-14. Can St. George's avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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