The Prentiss Christian Saints will face off against the Ben's Ford Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Prentiss Christian is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Prentiss Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Tallulah Academy, who was ranked 11th at the time (Prentiss Christian was ranked 15th). Prentiss Christian fell 32-24 to Tallulah Academy on Friday. The Saints haven't had much luck with the Trojans recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Meanwhile, Ben's Ford Christian waltzed into their game on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Chiefs 60-20 at home. Considering the Eagles have won six contests by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ben's Ford Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Dashell Houston, who rushed for 211 yards and four touchdowns on only seven carries. Houston really tore up the turf during one magnificent 81-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Ein Knight, who rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Ben's Ford Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 296 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
The loss snapped Prentiss Christian's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-4 record. As for Ben's Ford Christian, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
Prentiss Christian came up short against Ben's Ford Christian when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 34-24. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Houston, who rushed for 155 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 52 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Prentiss Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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