The Midland Christian Mustangs will stay at home for another week and welcome the Regents Knights at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Midland Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They secured a 34-29 W over Grace Community.
Midland Christian had a senior duo take command as Price Bryant rushed for 149 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries and Avery Morgan threw for 127 yards and two touchdowns. Those 149 rushing yards gave Bryant a new career-high. Case Cole was in the mix too, providing Midland Christian with two touchdowns.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Midland Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 327 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Regents had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32.4 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Saturday. They breezed by the Eagles to the tune of 56-7. Considering the Knights have won ten games by more than 21 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Regents pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.9 points per game. As for Midland Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season.
Midland Christian lost to Regents at home by a decisive 42-23 margin when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Midland Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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