Covenant Christian is on a four-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Covenant Christian Warriors and the Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter Raiders are set to duel. Hopefully Covenant Christian focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
Covenant Christian is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Monrovia on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Covenant Christian was outmatched by Monrovia on the road and fell 54-14. The Warriors were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-7.
Covenant Christian's loss came about despite a quality game from Caleb Jankowski, who picked up 89 receiving yards and a touchdown. Jankowski was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 58 yards.
Meanwhile, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter and Indianapolis Scecina Memorial were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter suffered a 21-20 defeat. That's two games in a row now that the Raiders have lost by just one point.
The losing side was boosted by Santana Allen, who threw for 236 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 56 yards. Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter also got a significant boost from Tavien Fox, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 95 yards.
Covenant Christian's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Everything went Covenant Christian's way against Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Covenant Christian made off with a 38-13 win. In that game, Covenant Christian amassed a halftime lead of 24-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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