The Midland Christian Mustangs will face off against the Grace Community Cougars at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Midland Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.3 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Midland Christian was fully in charge, breezing past Trinity Christian 45-7. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Avery Morgan was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 170 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. Stacy Jones was Morgan's top target, picking up 117 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Midland Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brady Young and Boston Rodriguez. Another thorn in Trinity Christian's side was Angel Villafranco, who picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made five total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Grace Community didn't have too much trouble with Bishop Dunne on Friday as they won 21-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
Grace Community pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.0 points per game. As for Midland Christian, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-5.
Midland Christian came up short against Grace Community in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 33-28. Will Midland Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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