After each having a week off, the Live Oak Classical Falcons and the Central Texas Christian Lions will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 7:00 p.m. on the 20th. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Live Oak Classical is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Bishop Reicher Catholic a 60-0 shutout on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Joshua Balch looked great while leading his team to the win, rushing for 46 yards and two scores.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Live Oak Classical proved: they limited Bishop Reicher Catholic to a paltry 1.6 yards per carry. That's the most yards per carry they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Central Texas Christian waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Cardinals 47-7. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 364th, while the Cardinals are ranked 906th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Live Oak Classical's record now sits at 6-4. As for Central Texas Christian, their record is now 9-1.
Live Oak Classical was taken down by Central Texas Christian 47-7 when the teams last played back in September. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Falcons were down 27-7.
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