The Midland Christian Mustangs will face off against the Frenship Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Frenship is facing Midland Christian at the wrong time: Midland Christian suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. The match between them and the Warriors wasn't particularly close, with Midland Christian falling 42-24. The Mustangs haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Although Midland Christian took the loss, they still got scores from Jackson Griffin, Case Cole, and Cole. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Morgan, who threw for 196 yards and two touchdowns.
Even if they lost, Midland Christian's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Isaiah Mathews was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 13.
Meanwhile, Frenship had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 43.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top against the Pirates by a score of 51-42. The Tigers pushed the score to 49-28 by the end of the third, a deficit the Pirates cut but never quite recovered from.
Frenship got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Holden Phillips out in front who threw for 459 yards and five touchdowns while completing 82.8% of his passes. Phillips is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for five or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Leyton Stone was Phillips' top target, picking up 174 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Midland Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Frenship, their victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
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