The Florence Christian Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the Hilton Head Christian Academy Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Florence Christian will head into Friday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a 27-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Trinity Collegiate on Friday. Florence Christian narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Trinity Collegiate 16-13. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Eagles have posted since August 23rd.
Florence Christian found their leader in sophomore Andrew Miller, who rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Miller got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 75 yards.
Meanwhile, Hilton Head Christian Academy waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Dolphins 43-3. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 20 points or more this season.
A big part of Hilton Head Christian Academy's victory came down to the chemistry between Reid Mccollum and his top target Kres Langhals. Mccollum threw for 194 yards and three touchdowns while Langhals gained 104 total yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Langhals a new career-high in rushing yards (54).
Florence Christian is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 26.8 points per game. As for Hilton Head Christian Academy, their record now sits at 6-3.
Florence Christian beat Hilton Head Christian Academy 43-36 in their previous matchup back in November of 2022. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Hilton Head Christian Academy's Dylan Clark, who threw for 453 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.6 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 47 yards and three touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Florence Christian to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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