Evangel Christian Academy is 4-0 against Captain Shreve since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Evangel Christian Academy Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Captain Shreve Gators at 7:00 p.m. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,179 yards in their previous games.
Evangel Christian Academy is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They and Huntington were almost perfectly matched up, but Evangel Christian Academy suffered a 28-27 loss.
Despite the defeat, Evangel Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: Peyton Houston threw for 372 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 55 yards on only seven carries. Houston's passing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 348 passing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Joshua Isaac Jr, who gained 111 total yards and a touchdown.
Evangel Christian Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kionte' Mims Ii and Charley Abraham. Mims Ii also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11. Another thorn in Huntington's side was Damari Drake, who picked up a sack and made 21 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Captain Shreve scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 69-68 to Airline. The Gators were up 20-7 in the fourth but couldn't hold on to the lead.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Brodie Savage and Ben Taylor. Taylor had a great game and threw for 573 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 71.7% of his passes. Meanwhile, Savage was balling out in the loss, throwing for 285 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per attempt.
Even though they lost, Captain Shreve was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 335 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in 13 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Evangel Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Captain Shreve, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-2.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Evangel Christian Academy has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 356.2 passing yards per game. Captain Shreve, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 260.6 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Thursday? There's only one way to find out.
Evangel Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Captain Shreve in their previous meeting back in November of 2018, winning 27-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Evangel Christian Academy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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