The Christ Church Episcopal Cavaliers will challenge the Crescent Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Christ Church Episcopal sitting on five straight wins and Crescent on four.
Christ Church Episcopal is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 42-2 victory over West-Oak. That 40 point margin sets a new team best for the Cavaliers this season.
Christ Church Episcopal found their leader in freshman Michael Martin II, who rushed for 150 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Those 150 rushing yards gave Martin II a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Tucker Hendrix, who threw for 250 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Christ Church Episcopal didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Hutch Lyman and Hayes Lyman.
Meanwhile, Crescent humbled Union County with a 45-18 victory. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 27 points or more this season.
Christ Church Episcopal has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.3 points per game. As for Crescent, they pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Christ Church Episcopal took their victory against Crescent when the teams last played back in October of 2021 by a conclusive 27-7. Will Christ Church Episcopal repeat their success, or does Crescent have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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