The Merritt Island Christian Cougars's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Countryside Christian Minutemen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Merritt Island Christian's defense has only allowed 13 points per game this season, so Countryside Christian's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Merritt Island Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They strolled past Canterbury with points to spare, taking the game 20-6. The 20-point effort marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
It was another big night for Bode Handwork, who threw for 215 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 30 yards. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August. 86 of Handwork's passing yards were hauled in by Trey Nevad, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, Countryside Christian hadn't done well against Donahue Catholic recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Everything went Countryside Christian's way against Donahue Catholic as Countryside Christian made off with a 35-13 win. The result was nothing new for the Minutemen, who have now won seven matches by 22 points or more so far this season.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Countryside Christian, bringing their record for this year to 7-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 47.3 points per game. As for Merritt Island Christian, their win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-0.
Everything came up roses for Merritt Island Christian against Countryside Christian in their previous meeting back in October, as the squad secured a 50-16 victory. In that contest, Merritt Island Christian amassed a halftime lead of 36-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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