Two dominant signal callers in Peyton Houston and Brodie Savage are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Evangel Christian Academy Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the Captain Shreve Gators at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Captain Shreve is hoping to do what Parkway couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Evangel Christian Academy's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Evangel Christian Academy had just enough and edged Parkway out 45-43.
Houston continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 432 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 47 yards and a touchdown. He has become a key player for Evangel Christian Academy: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least 300 passing yards, but 2-4 otherwise. 81 of Houston's passing yards were hauled in by Charley Abraham.
Meanwhile, Captain Shreve beat Byrd 42-34 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Gators.
Captain Shreve's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Savage, who threw for 205 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Another player making a difference was Cardarrian Devers, who picked up 129 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The victory got Evangel Christian Academy back to even at 5-5. As for Captain Shreve, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Evangel Christian Academy has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 384.7 passing yards per game. Captain Shreve, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 264.5 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Thursday? There's only one way to find out.
Evangel Christian Academy and Captain Shreve were almost perfectly matched up in their previous meeting back in October, but Evangel Christian Academy suffered an agonizing 77-76 defeat. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Savage, who threw for 472 yards and five touchdowns while completing 74.3% of his passes. Now that Evangel Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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