The Temple Christian Eagles will head out to square off against the Azle Christian Fighting Crusaders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Temple Christian comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Temple Christian challenged Faustina Academy on Friday. The Eagles were outmatched by the Falcons and fell 59-14.
Despite the loss, Temple Christian had strong showings from William Roberts, who rushed for 28 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and Enzo Lopez, who picked up 95 receiving yards. Lopez showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 59 yards.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Azle Christian against Weatherford Christian on Friday as the squad secured a 53-8 win. The Fighting Crusaders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 36 points or more this season.
Temple Christian better keep an eye on Grayson Smith. He was instrumental in Azle Christian's win, rushing for 114 yards and one TD on only five carries, while also catching one score. Smith also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing one fumble and making 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
Azle Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 213 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Temple Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Azle Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
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