Sacred Heart fought the good fight in their overtime match against Central Texas Christian on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Central Texas Christian Lions 26-20. The Indians were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Lions apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in November of 2023.
Austin Evans was his usual excellent self, rushing for 111 yards and two touchdowns for Central Texas Christian. Central Texas Christian also got help from Rhett Humphrey, who showed off his sure hands for 113 receiving yards.
Sacred Heart's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-4. As for Central Texas Christian, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Sacred Heart will host Covenant Christian at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Central Texas Christian, they are taking a road trip to square off against St. Paul at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Central Texas Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.4 points per game this season.
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