Southwest Christian School entered their contest against Covenant Christian on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Southwest Christian School Eagles took a 21-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Covenant Christian Cougars. The Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cougars apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2017.
Despite the loss, Southwest Christian School still got an impressive performance from Robert Jones Ii, who rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns. Jones Ii is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played. Backing up that air attack was Braxton Smith, who rushed for 88 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Southwest Christian School was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 228 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Southwest Christian School now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Covenant Christian, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Southwest Christian School will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Midland Christian at 7:00 p.m. on October 11th. Southwest Christian School is facing Midland Christian at the right time seeing as Midland Christian is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Covenant Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Covenant at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Covenant's defense has only allowed 15.5 points per game this season, so Covenant Christian's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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