The Prestonwood Christian Lions will head out on the road to take on the Dallas Christian Chargers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,078 yards in their previous games.
Prestonwood Christian took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They took down Bastrop 31-14. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while the Bears are ranked 305th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Prestonwood Christian's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Caiden Collins, who rushed for 141 yards and a touchdown. Matthew Mcclain also helped out with an impressive 118 receiving yards.
Prestonwood Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 241 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bastrop only rushed for 38.
Meanwhile, Dallas Christian got the win against Atlas HomeSchool on Friday by a conclusive 47-25. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Chargers.
Dallas Christian's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Titus Muse Jr, who rushed for 264 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per carry, and Luke Carney, who threw for 305 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. Muse Jr showed off some serious burst, turning on the jets for a run for 55 yards.
Dallas Christian wouldn't let Atlas HomeSchool keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Dallas Christian can thank Gary Jefferson Iii and Ram Small for forcing both of them. Stone Bailey was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Prestonwood Christian's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1. As for Dallas Christian, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Prestonwood Christian has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 238.7 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Dallas Christian has preferred to attack from the air: they average 275 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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