Two dominant signal callers in Luke Carney and Gibby Alvarado are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Dallas Christian Chargers will challenge the Holy Cross Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Dallas Christian sitting on eight straight wins and Holy Cross on 13.
Dallas Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They managed a 43-38 victory over Lubbock Christian.
Dallas Christian got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Carney out in front who rushed for 168 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry, and also threw for 163 yards while completing 73.3% of his passes. Titus Muse Jr was another key rusher, rushing for 110 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries.
Dallas Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Holy Cross humbled Covenant Christian with a 41-14 victory. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Alvarado was his usual excellent self, throwing for 200 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.3% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Holy Cross didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Marco Gomez and Patrick Ortiz. Samuel Valenzuela was another major factor on D, picking up 1.5 sacks, forcing a fumble, and making six total tackles.
Dallas Christian pushed their record up to 10-2 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 36.7 points. As for Holy Cross, their win bumped their record up to 13-0.
Dallas Christian strolled past Holy Cross in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 by a score of 28-13. Will Dallas Christian repeat their success, or does Holy Cross have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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