The Southwest Christian School Eagles will challenge the Covenant Christian Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Southwest Christian School will be strutting in after a win while Covenant Christian will be coming in after a defeat.
Southwest Christian School is returning home triumphant after the team finally put their road woes behind them against Nolan Catholic on Friday. Southwest Christian School came out on top against Nolan Catholic by a score of 28-21.
Robert Jones Ii continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Southwest Christian School was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 287 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Nolan Catholic only rushed for 137.
Meanwhile, Covenant Christian took a blow against First Baptist on Friday, falling 56-14. The Cougars were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-14.
Although Covenant Christian took the loss, they still got scores from Grant Kruse and Oliver Hautanen.
Southwest Christian School's victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2. As for Covenant Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Friday's contest might be decided in the trenches. Southwest Christian School has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 234.5 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Covenant Christian, though, as they've been averaging only 86.5. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Everything came up roses for Southwest Christian School against Covenant Christian in their previous meeting back in October of 2017, as the team secured a 37-7 win. In that matchup, Southwest Christian School amassed a halftime lead of 30-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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