The St. Paul Cardinals will face off against the Temple Christian Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
St. Paul is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Central Texas Christian on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. St. Paul took a blow against Central Texas Christian, falling 43-14.
Meanwhile, Temple Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 32-21 to Mercy Culture Prep. The Eagles gained 73 more yards on the day, but it was the Royals that made the best use of them.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Zade Darter, who rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Williams, who rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
Even though they lost, Temple Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 276 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mercy Culture Prep only rushed for 127.
Temple Christian's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for St. Paul, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season.
St. Paul suffered a grim 41-20 defeat to Temple Christian when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Can St. Paul avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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