The Frenship Tigers will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Midland Christian Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Frenship's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Last Friday, Frenship beat Lubbock-Cooper 51-42. The Tigers pushed the score to 49-28 by the end of the third, a deficit the Pirates cut but never quite recovered from.
Frenship's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Holden Phillips led the charge by throwing for 459 yards and five touchdowns while completing 82.8% of his passes. Phillips is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for five or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Leyton Stone did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 174 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Midland Christian scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. The match between them and Cornerstone Christian wasn't particularly close, with Midland Christian falling 42-24. That makes it the first time this season the Mustangs have let down their home crowd.
Although Midland Christian took the loss, they still got scores from Jackson Griffin, Case Cole, and Cole. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Morgan, who threw for 196 yards and two touchdowns.
Even if they lost, Midland Christian's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Leading the way was Isaiah Mathews with two. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 13.
Frenship pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Midland Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
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