East Grand Rapids and Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The East Grand Rapids Pioneers will head out to take on the Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, East Grand Rapids ended up a good deal behind South Christian and lost 42-28.
Despite the loss, East Grand Rapids got top-tier performance from Carson Thornton, who threw for 285 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 83 yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Another player making a difference was Tyler Blake, who rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
Meanwhile, Christian can finally bid farewell to their eight-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Friday. They blew past Union 37-6 at home. The Eagles pushed the score to 30-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Red Hawks had little chance of recovering from.
Christian found their leader in underclassman Charlie King, who threw for 216 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes.
East Grand Rapids' defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Christian, their win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-1.
Everything went East Grand Rapids' way against Christian in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 as East Grand Rapids made off with a 42-20 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Grand Rapids since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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