The Wichita Christian Stars will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Azle Christian Fighting Crusaders at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Wichita Christian was fully in charge, breezing past Prince of Peace 56-16. The Stars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by 34 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Azle Christian's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They came up short against Valor Preparatory Academy, falling 70-45.
Azle Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Brodie Clark, Jaxson Logan, and Grayson Smith picked up one apiece. Clark is also crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 107 every time he's taken the field this season.
Even though they lost, Azle Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Wichita Christian pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Azle Christian, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-3.
Wichita Christian was taken down by Azle Christian 70-22 in their previous matchup back in September of 2019. Thankfully for Wichita Christian, Landon Boling (who threw for 221 yards and four touchdowns on perfect 9-for-9 passing, and also rushed for 150 yards and a touchdown on only five carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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