After flying high against St. Benedict at Auburndale last Friday, Evangelical Christian came back down to earth. The Evangelical Christian Eagles received a blow on Friday as they fell 49-35 to the University School of Jackson Bruins. The Eagles lost against the Bruins in their previous head to head back in October of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 49-14 score last time.
When it comes to explaining why Evangelical Christian lost, don't look at Kade Butler. Despite the final result, he threw for 243 yards and three touchdowns. What's more, Butler also racked up no rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in November of 2023. Elliott Caswell also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Noah Spencer was his usual excellent self, rushing for 224 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per carry, and also picking up 95 receiving yards for University School of Jackson. Corben Howard was another key player, throwing for 332 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt.
Evangelical Christian's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for University School of Jackson, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. After each having a week off, Evangelical Christian and St. George's will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th. Evangelical Christian is facing St. George's at the right time seeing as St. George's is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for University School of Jackson, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on St. Benedict at Auburndale at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
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