The Northpoint Christian Trojans will challenge the Evangelical Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northpoint Christian's defense has only allowed 12.8 points per game this season, so Evangelical Christian's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Northpoint Christian is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Lausanne Collegiate just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 28-17 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lynx.
Although Northpoint Christian took the loss, they still got scores from Harrison Nowell and Justin Henderson.
Even though they lost, Northpoint Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 273 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 178 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, while Evangelical Christian put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for St. George's. Evangelical Christian claimed a resounding 40-0 win over St. George's. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won four matchups by 31 points or more so far this season.
Evangelical Christian had a senior duo take command as Kade Butler threw for 233 yards and six touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes and William Cheairs picked up 150 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Those 150 receiving yards set a new season-high mark for Cheairs.
Evangelical Christian's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. In that department, Rhett Stegall was the leader with two sacks.
Northpoint Christian's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Evangelical Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Everything came up roses for Northpoint Christian against Evangelical Christian in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 45-12 win. Does Northpoint Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Evangelical Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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