The Hillcrest Christian Cougars will head out to take on the Ben's Ford Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Hillcrest Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Prentiss Christian, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (Hillcrest Christian was ranked 25th). Hillcrest Christian was dealt a 50-14 defeat at the hands of Prentiss Christian on Friday. The Cougars were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-8.
Although Hillcrest Christian took the loss, they still got scores from DJ Thomas and Jaivyn Carter.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Ben's Ford Christian's strategy against Christian Collegiate Academy on Friday. Ben's Ford Christian put the hurt on Christian Collegiate Academy with a sharp 30-6 win. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 24 points or more this season.
Hillcrest Christian dropped their record down to 1-4 with the loss, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Ben's Ford Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Hillcrest Christian was taken down by Ben's Ford Christian 56-22 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ben's Ford Christian's Dashell Houston, who rushed for 148 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also picked up 57 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Hillcrest Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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