The Azle Christian Fighting Crusaders will challenge the Forestburg Longhorns at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Azle Christian has four straight victories, Forestburg has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, Azle Christian took their matchup with ease, bagging a 56-6 win over Round Rock Christian Academy. Considering the Fighting Crusaders have won five games by more than 35 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Grayson Smith was his usual excellent self, rushing for 123 yards and one score on only six carries, while also picking up 125 receiving yards. Gage Anderson was another key player, gaining 107 total yards and a touchdown.
Azle Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Smith and Nathan Tuggle. Smith got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 66-18, which was the final score in Forestburg's tilt against Faustina Academy on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Longhorns can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 234th, while the Falcons are ranked 34th).
Azle Christian's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Forestburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Azle Christian strolled past Forestburg when the teams last played back in October of 2024 by a score of 61-45. Do the Fighting Crusaders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Longhorns turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps