Football Recap: First Baptist Christian Skates Past Mount Olive Christian with Ease

First Baptist Christian faced Mount Olive Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Eagles took their contest with ease, bagging a 60-0 victory over Mount Olive Christian. That 60 point margin sets a new team best for the Eagles this season.

A big part of First Baptist Christian's win came down to the chemistry between Judah Pritchard and his top target Gavin Francis. Pritchard rushed for 26 yards and one TD while Francis rushed for 53 yards and one score. Francis showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 53 yards.

Eagles

Rushing Yards

10/02/25 vs Mount Olive Christian	288
09/25/25 vs John Paul the Great Academy	-22
09/13/25 @ Northshore V	285
09/04/25 @ Freedom Life Academy	275
08/28/25 vs Midstate Homeschool	151
+ 4 more games

First Baptist Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 288 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2024.

First Baptist Christian's victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-4. As for Mount Olive Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.

First Baptist Christian didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 26-16 defeat against Midstate Homeschool on the 6th. As for Mount Olive Christian, they will square off against Freedom Life Academy at 5:00 p.m. on the 11th. Mount Olive Christian are facing the Patriots at the right time seeing as the Patriots are stuck on a five-game losing streak.