Wesleyan has gone 3-0 against Mount Pisgah Christian recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. After each having a week off, both will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Last Friday, Wesleyan took their match with ease, bagging a 37-6 victory over Mount Paran Christian. The Wolves might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 21 points or more this season.
Ben Brown was his usual excellent self, throwing for 192 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 35 yards and a touchdown. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Carter Hayes, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mount Pisgah Christian). They simply couldn't be stopped last Friday as they easily beat Walker 48-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
A big part of Mount Pisgah Christian's win came down to the chemistry between Ryan Dean and his top target Geno Houchins. Dean threw for 128 yards and a touchdown while Houchins gained 97 total yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Houchins a new career-high in rushing yards (52).
Mount Pisgah Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 45.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 140.
Mount Pisgah Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Houchins, Tanner Ainsworth, Osahon Uhuangho, and Jack Garver picked up one apiece.
Wesleyan is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.9 points per game. As for Mount Pisgah Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 2-8.
Everything came up roses for Wesleyan against Mount Pisgah Christian in their previous matchup back in September, as the team secured a 52-7 win. Does Wesleyan have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mount Pisgah Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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