The Merritt Island Christian Cougars will face off against the Four Corners Coyotes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Merritt Island Christian sitting on eight straight wins dating back to last season and Four Corners on four.
Merritt Island Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Florida's top teams: Donahue Catholic, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Merritt Island Christian was ranked second). Merritt Island Christian snuck past Donahue Catholic with a 34-29 victory on Friday. Merritt Island Christian's win was all the more impressive since the Shamrocks were averaging only 15 points allowed on the season.
It was another big night for Bode Handwork, who threw for 256 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt. Trey Nevad was Handwork's top target, picking up 132 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Merritt Island Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 203 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in nine consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Four Corners humbled Cornerstone Academy with a 46-7 victory. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 24-0.
Merritt Island Christian's victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Four Corners, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Merritt Island Christian took a serious blow against Four Corners when the teams last played back in September of 2018, falling 35-0. Can Merritt Island Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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