The Prestonwood Christian Lions will square off against the Bishop Lynch Friars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Prestonwood Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Nolan Catholic at home to the tune of 70-14 on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Lions sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Prestonwood Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Luke Glass, who threw for 248 yards and four touchdowns while completing 94.1% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Takashi Shaw helped Glass out on the ground, rushing for 90 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries.
Prestonwood Christian's defense stepped up as well, laying out Carter Devero. four times. In that department, Jack Harwell was the leader with two sacks. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Prestonwood 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 222 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Bishop Lynch got themselves on the board against Rice last Friday, but Rice never followed suit. They took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 43-0 win over the Bulldogs. Given the Friars' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 559th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 1158th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bishop Lynch's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Armando Aguilera Jr led the charge by throwing for 76 yards and three touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Ishmael Muhammad, who picked up 57 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Prestonwood Christian's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Bishop Lynch, their win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Prestonwood Christian has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 238.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Bishop Lynch struggles in that department as they've been averaging 161.5. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Prestonwood Christian against Bishop Lynch when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 69-21 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Bishop Lynch's Legend Howell, who threw for 305 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.7 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 39 yards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Prestonwood Christian still be able to contain Howell? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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