The St. Paul's Wolves will face off against the Evangel Christian Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Paul's is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Pineville 56-7. The win was familiar territory for the Wolves, who have now won six games in a row.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Evangel Christian Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in October. They took their contest last Friday with ease, bagging a 55-27 victory over Parkway. The win continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won six in a row.
St. Paul's better keep an eye on Peyton Houston. He was instrumental in Evangel Christian Academy's win, throwing for 289 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 80 yards and one TD on only ten carries. 96 of Houston's passing yards were hauled in by Demarkus Evans, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Evangel Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 338 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Evangel Christian Academy's defense and their six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Ethan Mandigo and Bennett Speer, who racked up four sacks between them. Speer is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least eight every time he's taken the field this season. Another thorn in Parkway's side was Ashton Dawson, who picked up a sack, made 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended one pass.
St. Paul's record now sits at 9-2. As for Evangel Christian Academy, their record is now 8-2.
St. Paul's came up short against Evangel Christian Academy when the teams last played back in November of 2016, falling 28-21. Can the Wolves avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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