The Fort Bend Christian Academy Eagles will challenge the St. Anthony Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fort Bend Christian Academy has five straight victories, St. Anthony has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Fort Bend Christian Academy didn't have too much trouble with The Woodlands Christian Academy as they won 35-17.
A big part of Fort Bend Christian Academy's win came down to the chemistry between Kole Whiddon and his top target Blake Hamilton. Whiddon rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries while Hamilton picked up 149 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Hamilton got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 80 yards.
Fort Bend Christian Academy wouldn't let The Woodlands Christian Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Fort Bend Christian Academy can thank Nicolas Lara and Tyler Currie for forcing both of them. Lara is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least seven every time he's taken the field this season.
Fort Bend Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, St. Anthony entered their game against St. Joseph Academy on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. St. Anthony was dealt a 53-9 loss at the hands of St. Joseph Academy. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1146th, while the Bloodhounds are ranked 367th).
Fort Bend Christian Academy's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-4. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 39.3 points per game. As for St. Anthony, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
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