On Friday, CSTHEA faced Christian Community in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The CSTHEA Patriots lost 58-32 to the Christian Community Colts. Even though they lost, the Patriots' still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 26.3 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Several Patriots players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was L Piper, who picked up 89 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Piper also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up 0.5 sacks, forcing a fumble, and making six total tackles (3.0 for loss). P Jackson was another key player, rushing for 127 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.5 yards per carry.
Even if they lost, CSTHEA's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In that department, T Long was the leader with 2.5.
Caden Poulin continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Christian Community, throwing for 290 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 13.2 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 127 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. Those 127 rushing yards gave Poulin a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Drew Christner, who picked up 35 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
CSTHEA's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Christian Community, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. CSTHEA will venture away from home to face off against Tennessee Heat at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. CSTHEA is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses. As for Christian Community, they will welcome Lancaster Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Christian Community is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 43.1 points per game this season.
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