Two dominant signal callers in Andrew Overton and Skylar Hamilton are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Mount Paran Christian Eagles will challenge the Landmark Christian War Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Landmark Christian took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Mount Paran Christian, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Mount Paran Christian strolled past Business Engineering Science Tech with points to spare, taking the game 25-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mount Paran Christian.
Mount Paran Christian found their leader in underclassman Gavin Steele, who rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns. Mount Paran Christian is undefeated when Steele posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Mount Paran Christian also got a significant boost from Overton, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 84 yards.
Mount Paran Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 267 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups.
Mount Paran Christian wouldn't let Business Engineering Science Tech keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Mount Paran Christian can thank Reed Stallings and Will Parham for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Landmark Christian's offense. They had to suffer through a 35-0 loss at the hands of Whitefield Academy. Having soared to a lofty 48 points in the game before, the War Eagles' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Mount Paran Christian's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2. As for Landmark Christian, with the loss, they broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-2.
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