It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Covenant Christian can now relate to. They were dealt a 43-0 loss at the hands of the Mercy Culture Prep Royals on Friday. The Cougars' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it four in a row.
Landon Martinez went supernova for Mercy Culture Prep, rushing for 144 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, while also throwing for 275 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. Martinez has become a key player for Mercy Culture Prep: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-6 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Jon Anthony Lardizabal, who gained 160 total yards and a touchdown.
Covenant Christian's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Mercy Culture Prep, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-7.
Covenant Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mercy Culture Prep, their road trip will continue as they head out to face First Baptist at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. First Baptist is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 47.1 points per game this season.
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