Friendship Christian has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to face off against the York Institute Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Friendship Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They pulled ahead with a 52-51 photo finish over Providence Christian Academy last Friday.
It was another big night for Car'Lando Barton, who rushed for 343 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 71 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Friendship Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 476 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, York Institute had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They secured a 27-21 W over the Panthers.
Friendship Christian's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-2. As for York Institute, their record is now an identical 5-2.
Friendship Christian and York Institute were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but Friendship Christian came up empty-handed after an 8-7 loss. Can Friendship Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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