The Cross Creek Razorbacks will head out to take on the Aquinas Fightin' Irish at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Cross Creek has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since August 16.
Cross Creek will head into Tuesday's match ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Hephzibah on Tuesday, but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 33-point loss they were dealt last Thursday. Cross Creek fell just short of Hephzibah by a score of 28-26. The Razorbacks gained 101 more yards on the day, but it was the Rebels that made the best use of them.
Despite their defeat, Cross Creek saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Brandon Wallace, who threw for 180 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground, was perhaps the best of all. Karmani Bell helped Wallace out on the ground, rushing for 63 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Aquinas). They secured a 43-39 W over Howard on Tuesday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Aquinas to victory, but perhaps none more so than Eli Hutchinson, who rushed for 144 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 33 receiving yards and a touchdown. Those 144 rushing yards gave Hutchinson a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jim Franklin, who threw for 268 yards and two touchdowns.
Aquinas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 182 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Aquinas' defensive line and their three sacks. Jaden Wuerth was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself.
Aquinas now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Cross Creek, their record is now 1-8.
Cross Creek was taken down by Aquinas 43-0 in their previous meeting back in August of 2021. Can Cross Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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