After two games on the road, Pantego Christian is heading back home. They will welcome the Covenant Christian Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both are at an even 4-4 against one another since November of 2016, but likely not for long.
Pantego Christian's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Lubbock Christian on Friday. They were outmatched by the Eagles on the road and fell 40-0. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 833rd, while the Eagles are ranked 405th).
Meanwhile, on FridayLake Country Christian kept up with Covenant Christian until halftime, but afterwards: not so much. Covenant Christian was the clear victor by a 40-14 margin over Lake Country Christian. Considering the Cougars have won three matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Covenant Christian found their leader in sophomore Correll Buckhalter Jr, who rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns. Covenant Christian is 3-1 when Buckhalter Jr posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
Covenant Christian's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Ndi Etta was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sacks himself.
Covenant Christian is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.4 points per game. As for Pantego Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-2.
Pantego Christian couldn't quite finish off Covenant Christian in their previous meeting back in October of 2022 and fell 27-24. Can Pantego Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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