The Temple Christian Eagles and the First Baptist Saints squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly the Temple Christian Eagles had to settle for second. They were dealt a 62-14 loss at the hands of the Saints. Temple Christian was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 54-0.
Despite the loss, Temple Christian had strong showings from Nathan Williams, who rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and Joseph Waldo, who rushed for 25 yards and a touchdown. Williams' longest rush was for an incredible 72 yards.
Hunter McCoy continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for First Baptist, throwing for 259 yards and six touchdowns while completing 79.2% of his passes, and also rushing for 81 yards and two touchdowns. McCoy is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last eight games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alijah Cason, who picked up 115 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Temple Christian has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season. As for First Baptist, the victory for they keeps them at an undefeated 11-0.
Temple Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. First Baptist will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Northland Christian at 2:00 p.m. on November 25th. Northland Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past three contests -- so hopefully First Baptist likes a good challenge.
