The Four Corners Coyotes will head out on the road to take on the Merritt Island Christian Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Four Corners sitting on four straight victories and Merritt Island Christian on eight (dating back to last season).
Four Corners is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Florida's top teams: Cornerstone Academy, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Four Corners was ranked 13th). Four Corners simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Cornerstone Academy 46-7 on the road. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Coyotes had established a 38 point advantage.
Meanwhile, Merritt Island Christian's offense rose to the challenge against a Shamrocks defense that boasted an average of only 15 points allowed on Friday. Merritt Island Christian secured a 34-29 W over Donahue Catholic.
Bode Handwork continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 256 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt. Trey Nevad was Handwork's top target, picking up 132 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Four Corners' win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Merritt Island Christian, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Four Corners against Merritt Island Christian in their previous matchup back in September of 2018, as the squad secured a 35-0 win. Does Four Corners have another victory up their sleeve, or will Merritt Island Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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