The Calvary Baptist Academy Conquerors will head out to face off against the New Braunfels Thunder Homeschool at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Calvary Baptist Academy has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 128 points over their last three matches.
Last Friday, Calvary Baptist Academy had to suffer through a 90-41 loss at the hands of Waco Christian. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on September 6th (36), the Conquerors still had to take the loss.
Calvary Baptist Academy might have lost, but man, Oliver Wolford was a machine: he rushed for 174 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Wolford a new career-high in rushing yards. Jesus Montanez got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Calvary Baptist Academy wouldn't let Waco Christian keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Calvary Baptist Academy can thank Matthew Hicks and Miles Stout for forcing both of them. Hicks is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, New Braunfels Thunder had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They walked away with a 50-38 victory over the Falcons. The Homeschool's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
New Braunfels Thunder found their leader in underclassman John Kroesche, who rushed for 259 yards and four touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 244 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. With that strong performance, Kroesche is now averaging an impressive 117.8 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, New Braunfels Thunder was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 359 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
New Braunfels Thunder's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Hudson Contreras and Dustin Henze.
Having lost for the first time this season, Calvary Baptist Academy fell to 2-1. As for New Braunfels Thunder, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Calvary Baptist Academy has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 157 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like New Braunfels Thunder struggles in that department as they've been averaging 193.8. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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