Christ Covenant will square off against Discovery Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Christ Covenant has five straight victories, Discovery Christian has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Christ Covenant took their match at home with ease, bagging a 33-6 win over Magnolia. The 33-point effort marked Christ Covenant's lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Christ Covenant can attribute much of their success to Robert Penny, who picked up 31 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Taylor Marshall, who threw for 31 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Discovery Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Kemper Academy on Friday and fell 36-34. While Discovery Christian had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored Kemper Academy 6-0.
Christ Covenant's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Discovery Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
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