The Houston Christian Mustangs will venture away from home to take on the Oakridge Owls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Houston Christian will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by three when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 36-point they dealt St. Andrew's on Friday. Houston Christian breezed by St. Andrew's at home to the tune of 42-6. The Mustangs pushed the score to 35-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Highlanders had no chance of recovering from.
Rj Evans had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 55 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 103 yards and two touchdowns. Greg Guidry was another key player, rushing for 73 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Meanwhile, Oakridge hadn't done well against Cistercian recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Oakridge simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Cistercian 41-3 on the road. While the Owls didn't have the best season last year (they finished 1-9), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
The win got Houston Christian back to even at 2-2. As for Oakridge, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Everything came up roses for Houston Christian against Oakridge in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 as the team secured a 47-0 win. Will Houston Christian repeat their success, or does Oakridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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