The John Curtis Christian Patriots and the Alexandria Trojans are set to duel on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as John Curtis Christian comes in on three and Alexandria on 12.
John Curtis Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Teurlings Catholic 31-10. The Patriots' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Reggie Johnson looked great while leading his team to the win, rushing for 83 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, while also throwing for 54 yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 51 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Jacobi Boudreaux was another key player, rushing for 97 yards and a touchdown.
John Curtis Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Trey Brown and Marc Canzoneri. Canzoneri has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last nine times he's played. Another thorn in Teurlings Catholic's side was Jeffrey Curtis, who picked up a sack and made nine total tackles.
John Curtis Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 271 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 192 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Alexandria faced Byrd in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Alexandria came out on top against Byrd by a score of 43-32.
Jt Lindsey was his usual excellent self, rushing for 164 yards and four touchdowns, while also picking up 42 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Alexandria pushed their record up to 12-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 48.9 points per game. As for John Curtis Christian, their win bumped their record up to 7-5.
Thursday's match might be decided in the on the ground. John Curtis Christian has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 222.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Alexandria struggles in that department as they've been averaging 249. It's looking like Thursday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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