Christ Church Episcopal was not the first on the board on Friday, but they got there more often. They blew past the St. Joseph's Catholic Knights 34-14. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the Cavaliers were the (much) better team in the second half.
A big part of Christ Church Episcopal's win came down to the chemistry between Tucker Hendrix and his top target Jude Hall. Hendrix threw for 228 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.7% of his passes while Hall picked up 145 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Hendrix a new career-high in rushing yards (37). Michael Martin II was in the mix as well, providing Christ Church Episcopal with two touchdowns.
Christ Church Episcopal is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.8 points per game. As for St. Joseph's Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-5.
Christ Church Episcopal and St. Joseph's Catholic are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Christ Church Episcopal will host West-Oak at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. West-Oak is coming into the match with five straight victories on the road, so Christ Church Episcopal will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for St. Joseph's Catholic, they will venture away from home to take on Walhalla at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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