The Hillcrest Christian Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Ben's Ford Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Hillcrest Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Prentiss Christian, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (Hillcrest Christian was ranked 25th). Hillcrest Christian had to suffer through a 50-14 loss at the hands of Prentiss Christian. The Cougars were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-8.
Although Hillcrest Christian took the loss, they still got scores from DJ Thomas and Jaivyn Carter.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Ben's Ford Christian over Christian Collegiate Academy in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Ben's Ford Christian was the clear victor by a 30-6 margin over Christian Collegiate Academy. Considering the Eagles have won three matches by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Hillcrest Christian's loss was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Ben's Ford Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Hillcrest Christian was taken down by Ben's Ford Christian 56-22 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ben's Ford Christian's Dashell Houston, who rushed for 148 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also picked up 57 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Hillcrest Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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