The Southwest Christian School Eagles will face off against the Covenant Christian Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Covenant Christian took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Southwest Christian School, who comes in off a win.
Southwest Christian School is returning home triumphant after the team finally put their road woes behind them against Nolan Catholic on Friday. Southwest Christian School walked away with a 28-21 win over Nolan Catholic.
It was another big night for Robert Jones Ii, who rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Southwest Christian School was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 287 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Nolan Catholic only rushed for 137.
Meanwhile, Covenant Christian was beaten by First Baptist 56-14 on Friday. The Cougars were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-14.
Although Covenant Christian took the loss, they still got scores from Grant Kruse and Oliver Hautanen.
Southwest Christian School's victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2. As for Covenant Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Friday's contest might be decided in the trenches. Southwest Christian School has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 234.5 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Covenant Christian, though, as they've been averaging only 86.5. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Everything came up roses for Southwest Christian School against Covenant Christian when the teams last played back in October of 2017, as the squad secured a 37-7 win. In that game, Southwest Christian School amassed a halftime lead of 30-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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