On Friday, The Covenant faced Christchurch School in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Covenant Eagles skirted past the Christchurch School Seahorses 50-48. The win was nothing new for the Eagles as they're now sitting on four straight.
Jonathan Newton continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 206 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, and also throwing for 90 yards and a touchdown while completing 83.3% of his passes. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his ninth straight game with at least 123 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Philip Venton, who gained 125 total yards and a touchdown.
The Covenant wouldn't let Christchurch School keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Hudson Reese was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. What's more, he also racked up 57 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in September of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, The Covenant was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 359 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 199 rushing yards in seven consecutive games dating back to last season.
The Covenant's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Christchurch School, the loss snapped their winning streak at five games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 3-1 record.
The Covenant will venture away from home to take on Kenston Forest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in The Covenant's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Christchurch School, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Rappahannock County at 4:30 p.m. on October 3rd.
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