Two dominant backs in Scottie House and Kenny Jager are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Christ the King Gladiators will head out on the road to square off against the Chicago Christian Knights at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Christ the King has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with four straight losses, while Chicago Christian will come in with four straight wins.
Christ the King is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Wheaton Academy on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Christ the King was dealt a 55-8 defeat at the hands of Wheaton Academy. While losing is never fun, the Gladiators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 351st, while the Warriors are ranked 48th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Chicago Christian). They breezed by Bishop McNamara at home to the tune of 56-13 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won six matchups by 20 points or more so far this season.
Chicago Christian had a senior duo take command as Jager rushed for 156 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries and Christian Flutman rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Flutman has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Edward Van Dellen, who picked up 79 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Chicago Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 280 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Chicago Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jared Hall and Flutman.
Christ the King now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Chicago Christian, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Christ the King has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 190.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Chicago Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 180.1. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Christ the King was dealt a bruising 38-0 loss at the hands of Chicago Christian in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Flutman, who rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also threw for 141 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Christ the King knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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