Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only The Florence Christian Eagles walked away with it. They walked away with a 30-21 victory over John Paul II on Friday. The win was familiar territory for Florence Christian who now have four in a row.
Florence Christian was led to victory by Gavin Holt and Juels I huntley. Holt rushed for 46 yards and a touchdown, while I huntley rushed for 162 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. I huntley has been hot recently, having posted 100 or more rushing yards the last nine times he's played.
Florence Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for John Paul II, their defeat was their ninth straight on the road (dating back to last season), which bumped their record down to 2-10.
Florence Christian has the luxury of staying home another week and will welcome Wilson Hall at 7:30 p.m. on November 10th. One thing working in Wilson Hall's favor is that they have now posted big point totals in their last three matches. John Paul II does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
