The Covenant Christian Cougars will be playing at home against the Grace Prep Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Grace Prep took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Covenant Christian, who comes in off a win.
Covenant Christian put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They breezed by Lake Country Christian at home to the tune of 42-14. The victory was just what Covenant Christian needed coming off of a 48-10 defeat in their prior matchup.
Covenant Christian's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was John David Black, who threw for 351 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.3% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Hill, who picked up 153 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 64 points the game before, Grace Prep were a bit more limited in their matchup on Saturday. They and Trinity Christian were almost perfectly matched up, but Grace Prep suffered an agonizing 13-12 loss. While losing is never fun, Grace Prep can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 891st, while Trinity Christian is ranked 297th).
Despite the defeat, Grace Prep had strong showings from Kaden Lehew, who rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown, and Dominiq Vann, who picked up 51 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Covenant Christian has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Grace Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Covenant Christian suffered a grim 46-20 defeat to Grace Prep when the teams last played back in October of 2022. Will Covenant Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road?
