Cistercian and Fort Worth Country Day are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Hawks faces off against the Fort Worth Country Day Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Cistercian is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Greenhill last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Cistercian was outmatched by Greenhill on the road and fell 42-7. The Hawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Fort Worth Country Day, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in September. They walked away with a 36-28 victory over Greenhill on Friday.
A big part of Fort Worth Country Day's win came down to the chemistry between Connor Davidson and his top target Canaan Factor. Davidson rushed for 24 yards and a touchdown while Factor picked up 56 receiving yards and a touchdown. Another big playmaker for Fort Worth Country Day was William Bloemendal, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Fort Worth Country Day's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB eight times. Cal Neubauer was especially locked on to Greenhill's QB and sacked him 2.5 times.
Cistercian's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Fort Worth Country Day, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Cistercian was dealt a bruising 37-3 loss at the hands of Fort Worth Country Day when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Cistercian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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