The Nazarene Christian Academy Lions will head out on the road to square off against the Covenant Classical Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Nazarene Christian Academy will head out to face Covenant Classical after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Nazarene Christian Academy took a 65-48 bruising from BVCHEA HomeSchool. It was the first time this season that the Lions let down their fans at home.
Nazarene Christian Academy might have lost, but man, Cristian Adams was a machine: he threw for 234 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 106 yards on only nine carries. Adams' longest rush was for an impressive 57 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Will Smithers was in the mix as well, providing Nazarene Christian Academy with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Covenant Classical never let their opponents score on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Newman International Academy 50-0 at home. Given the Cavaliers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Warriors are ranked 260th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nazarene Christian Academy's defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-2. As for Covenant Classical, their victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-2.
Nazarene Christian Academy ended up a good deal behind Covenant Classical in their previous meeting back in September of 2019, losing 32-18. Can Nazarene Christian Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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