Two dominant signal callers in Ben Brown and Andrew Overton are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Wesleyan Wolves will host the Mount Paran Christian Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Wesleyan is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.6 points per game this season.
Wesleyan is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Fellowship Christian just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They came up short against the Paladins, falling 42-17. The contest marked the Wolves' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
The losing side was boosted by Brown, who threw for 220 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 61 yards. 93 of Brown's passing yards were hauled in by Carter Hayes.
Meanwhile, Mount Paran Christian had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 37.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top against the War Eagles by a score of 28-21.
It was another big night for Overton, who rushed for 202 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 107.6 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Steele, who rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Mount Paran Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 349 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Landmark Christian only rushed for 89.
Mount Paran Christian's defense made their presence known, laying out Skylar Hamilton. five times. The heavy lifting was done by Finbarr Crowley and Bennett Schwab, who racked up all five sacks between them.
Wesleyan's defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-2. As for Mount Paran Christian, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 7-2.
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