Captain Shreve has won six straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Airline has won six straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Captain Shreve Gators will welcome the Airline Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Captain Shreve will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Captain Shreve is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 53-35 victory over Benton on Friday. The Gators pushed the score to 41-21 by the end of the third, a deficit the Tigers cut but never quite recovered from.
Captain Shreve's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brodie Savage led the charge by throwing for 300 yards and six touchdowns on only 16 passes. Cardarrian Devers was Savage's top target, picking up 175 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Captain Shreve was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 275 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in 12 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Airline hadn't done well against Evangel Christian Academy recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Airline managed a 47-42 win over Evangel Christian Academy. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Eagles are ranked 64th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ben Taylor continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 391 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per attempt. Kenny Darby was Taylor's top target, picking up 155 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Captain Shreve's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Airline, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
Captain Shreve took their victory against Airline when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 60-35. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Airline's Tre'Von Jackson, who rushed for 148 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also picked up 35 receiving yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Captain Shreve to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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