On Friday, Christian Community faced South Haven Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Christian Community Colts took an 86-68 bruising from South Haven Christian. One positive for the Colts, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Christian Community lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Braxton Pugh, who rushed for 100 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 74 yards and two touchdowns on only seven passes. Pugh has become a key player for Christian Community: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Caden Poulin, who rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns.
Kade Atkinson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 228 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.7 yards per carry, and also throwing for 38 yards and a touchdown for South Haven Christian. Atkinson also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble, making nine total tackles, and defending a pass.
Christian Community now has a losing record at 3-4. As for South Haven Christian, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-1.
After each having a week off, Christian Community and CSTHEA will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th. Christian Community knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully CSTHEA likes a good challenge. As for South Haven Christian, they have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Tri-Cities Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South Haven Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.7 points per game this season.
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