The third road game was the charm for Southwest Christian School, as they earned their first road win of the season. They came out on top against the Nolan Catholic Vikings by a score of 28-21 on Friday.
Robert Jones Ii gave his former team something to remember he by as he rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries for Southwest Christian School.
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. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Despite the loss, Nolan Catholic still got an impressive performance from Carter Devero, who threw for 171 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 84 yards. The dominant performance gave Devero a new career-high in rushing yards. 84 of those passing yards were hauled in by Aaron Morales, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
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 Nolan Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Southwest Christian School will welcome Covenant Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Nolan Catholic, they will face off against Prestonwood Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Prestonwood Christian's defense has only allowed 15.2 points per game this season, so Nolan Catholic's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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