The Cornerstone Christian Eagles will head out to take on the Tuscaloosa Christian Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cornerstone Christian will be strutting in after a victory while Tuscaloosa Christian will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with four losses in a row dating back to last season, Cornerstone Christian finally turned things around against Tabernacle last Friday. They snuck past the Torches with a 38-32 win. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the Eagles were the better team in the second half.
Cornerstone Christian can attribute much of their success to Jess Nelson, who rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns, and Colby Harrison, who rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. The bulk of thoserushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 57 yards.
Meanwhile, Tuscaloosa Christian is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Russell Christian Academy. Tuscaloosa Christian was dealt a 59-20 defeat at the hands of Russell Christian Academy. Tuscaloosa Christian was already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
The victory got Cornerstone Christian back to even at 1-1. As for Tuscaloosa Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Cornerstone Christian took their win against Tuscaloosa Christian in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 42-22. In that match, Cornerstone Christian amassed a halftime lead of 27-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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