The Frenship Tigers are on the road again on Friday to play the Midland Christian Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Frenship knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Midland Christian likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Frenship earned a 51-42 victory over Lubbock-Cooper. The Tigers pushed the score to 49-28 by the end of the third, a deficit the Pirates cut but never quite recovered from.
Frenship's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Holden Phillips, who threw for 459 yards and five touchdowns while completing 82.8% of his passes. Phillips is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for five or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Leyton Stone did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 174 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Midland Christian scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They received a blow as they fell 42-24 to Cornerstone Christian. That makes it the first time this season the Mustangs have let down their home crowd.
Although Midland Christian took the loss, they still got scores from Jackson Griffin, Case Cole, and Cole. Another signal caller making a difference was Avery Morgan, who threw for 196 yards and two touchdowns.
Even if they lost, Midland Christian's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Isaiah Mathews was especially locked on to Cornerstone Christian's QB and sacked him twice. Mathews also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 13.
Frenship pushed their record up to 3-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Midland Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
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