The Covenant Christian Cougars have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the First Baptist Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Covenant Christian lost to Fort Worth Country Day at home by a 31-17 margin.
Despite the loss, Covenant Christian saw an underclassman step up: Correll Buckhalter Jr rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. Buckhalter Jr showed off some serious burst, taking off on a dash for 50 yards. Aaron Turner also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 104 receiving yards.
Covenant Christian wouldn't let Fort Worth Country Day keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Grant Kruse, Jackson Gill, and Logan Leger picked up one apiece. Leger is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 13 games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, First Baptist put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Covenant 62-12 at home. Given the Saints' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 192nd, while the Knights are ranked 532nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
First Baptist's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Quincy Rheams, who threw for 266 yards and four touchdowns on only ten passes, and also rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown. Rheams also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up 0.5 sacks and making four total tackles (2.0 for loss). Bradlee Mays was another key pass catcher, picking up 171 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Covenant Christian now has a losing record at 1-2. As for First Baptist, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Covenant Christian against First Baptist in their previous meeting back in September of 2019 as the team secured a 47-14 win. In that game, Covenant Christian amassed a halftime lead of 26-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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