After two games on the road, Fort Worth Country Day is heading back home. They will welcome the Greenhill Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Fort Worth Country Day is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Trinity Valley just ended the team's three-game winning streak two weeks ago. They took a 42-28 bruising from the Trojans. The loss was the Falcons' first of the season.
Loss or not, Fort Worth Country Day got some senior leadership from Luke Mitchell and Connor Davidson. Mitchell gained 131 total yards and two touchdowns, while Davidson threw for 212 yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Greenhill hadn't done well against Cistercian recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Greenhill took their match at home with ease, bagging a 42-7 victory over Cistercian. The Hornets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 35 points or more this season.
It was another big night for William Black, who threw for 311 yards and five touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Trey Davis did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 142 receiving yards.
Fort Worth Country Day's defeat dropped their record down to 3-1. As for Greenhill, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Fort Worth Country Day has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 150 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Greenhill has preferred to attack from the air: they average 325.4 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Fort Worth Country Day took their win against Greenhill in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 49-27. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Black, who threw for 180 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Fort Worth Country Day still be able to contain Black? There's only one way to find out.
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