The Houston Christian Mustangs will head out to take on the Oakridge Owls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Houston Christian will head into Friday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by three when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 36-point they dealt St. Andrew's on Friday. Houston Christian claimed a resounding 42-6 win over St. Andrew's at home. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Mustangs had established a 35 point advantage.
Rj Evans had a dynamite game for Houston Christian, rushing for 55 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 103 yards and two touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Greg Guidry, who rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Houston Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Oakridge hadn't done well against Cistercian recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Oakridge blew past Cistercian, posting a 41-3 victory on the road. While the Owls didn't have the best season last year (they finished 1-9), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
The win got Houston Christian back to even at 2-2. As for Oakridge, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Everything came up roses for Houston Christian against Oakridge when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as the squad secured a 47-0 win. Will Houston Christian repeat their success, or does Oakridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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