The Maranatha Christian Eagles will challenge the Mountain Empire Redhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Maranatha Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.8 points per game this season.
Maranatha Christian's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Rock Academy, posting a 37-0 win. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 35 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Maranatha Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jake Locker, who threw for 241 yards and five touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Hudson Heinrichs was another key pass catcher, picking up 135 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Mountain Empire was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They lost 27-6 to O'Farrell Charter.
Maranatha Christian's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-3. As for Mountain Empire, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Maranatha Christian skirted past Mountain Empire 22-20 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Maranatha Christian repeat their success, or does Mountain Empire have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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