Temple Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 32-21 to the Mercy Culture Prep Royals. The Eagles gained 73 more yards on the day, but it was the Royals that made the best use of them.
Temple Christian's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Zade Darter, who rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns. Those 113 rushing yards gave Darter a new career-high. 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.
Landon Martinez had an outrageously good game for Mercy Culture Prep as he rushed for 51 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 139 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes. Martinez is becoming a predictor of Mercy Culture Prep's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 1-6 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Jon Anthony Lardizabal, who rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
Temple Christian's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Mercy Culture Prep, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-7.
Temple Christian will head out on the road to challenge St. Paul at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mercy Culture Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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