The Briarcrest Christian Saints will square off against the Christian Brothers Purple Wave at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Briarcrest Christian has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 163 points over their last three matchups.
Briarcrest Christian is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Southwind on Thursday. The Saints took a 48-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Jaguars.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Hudson Tucker and Kelvin Perkins. Perkins had a great game and rushed for 97 yards and one touchdown on only eight carries. Meanwhile, Tucker was balling out in the loss, throwing for 231 yards and five TDs, while also rushing for 71 yards on only nine carries.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Christian Brothers, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They took down PURE Academy 21-7 on Friday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Purple Wave as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
The critical scores for Christian Brothers came from William Mason, Javon Slaton, and Caden Starnes.
Briarcrest Christian's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Christian Brothers, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Things could have been worse for Briarcrest Christian, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 24-7 loss to Christian Brothers in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Can the Saints avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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