The Southwest Christian School Eagles will square off against the Fort Worth Christian Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fort Worth Christian took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Southwest Christian School, who comes in off a win.
Southwest Christian School gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 21-14 victory over Grapevine Faith Christian. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the Eagles were the (much) better team in the second half.
It was another big night for Robert Jones Ii, who rushed for 223 yards and two touchdowns. He has become a key player for Southwest Christian School: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
Southwest Christian School was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 248 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Grapevine Faith Christian only rushed for 63.
Southwest Christian School didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Gio Sanchez and Slaid Chandler.
Meanwhile, Fort Worth Christian entered their contest against Midland Christian on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Fort Worth Christian fell just short of Midland Christian by a score of 21-19. The Cardinals' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Southwest Christian School's win bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Fort Worth Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-2.
Southwest Christian School didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Fort Worth Christian when the teams last played back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 27-21 victory. Will Southwest Christian School repeat their success, or does Fort Worth Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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