On Friday, Christian Community faced CSTHEA in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Christian Community Colts blew past the CSTHEA Patriots 58-32. The result was nothing new for the Colts, who have now won four games by 20 points or more so far this season.
Caden Poulin continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 290 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 13.2 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 127 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. Those 127 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Drew Christner was in the mix too, providing Christian Community with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Christian Community was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 236 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 72 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last four matchups they've averaged 204.
CSTHEA lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being L Piper, who picked up 89 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Piper also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up 0.5 sacks, forcing a fumble, and making six total tackles (3.0 for loss). P Jackson was another key player, rushing for 127 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.5 yards per carry.
The victory got Christian Community back to even at 4-4. As for CSTHEA, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Christian Community will be playing in front of their home fans against Lancaster Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Christian Community's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four contests. As for CSTHEA, they will venture away from home to square off against Tennessee Heat at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. CSTHEA is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
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