The Midland Christian Mustangs will face off against the Fort Worth Christian Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Midland Christian will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Midland Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Southwest Christian School for the full four quarters, racking up a 35-8 win on the road. The Mustangs pushed the score to 28-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles cut but never quite recovered from.
Case Cole and Avery Morgan were among the main playmakers for Midland Christian as the former rushed for 158 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.3 yards per carry and the latter rushed for 44 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Cole is now averaging an impressive 102.5 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Midland Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 316 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Midland Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cutter Smith and Noah Phillips. Midland Christian got some further help from Isaiah Mathews: he forced a fumble and made 11 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Fort Worth Christian came tearing into Friday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 38 points) and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Lions a 17-0 shutout. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 298th, while the Lions are ranked 764th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Landon Gigliotta, who threw for 226 yards and two touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (121 yards to be exact) went to Aiden Abercrombie.
The victory snapped Midland Christian's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-4 record. As for Fort Worth Christian, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Midland Christian has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 180.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Fort Worth Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 158.8. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Midland Christian against Fort Worth Christian in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 52-21 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Fort Worth Christian's Luke Dodd, who threw for 200 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 50 yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Midland Christian to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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