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Midland Christian will close out the regular season next week as they go on the road to play Dallas Bishop Lynch. The Mustangs had lost their previous three meetings against the Lions, including a 57-14 defeat back on Oct.

The Lions made things interesting in the fourth quarter as they scored on two consecutive drives as Jaden Lindsey scored on a 2-yard run and Martin connected with Peyton Behm on an 11-yard reception to cut the deficit to 27-21 with 5:10 left in the game.Д«ut Dickson and the Mustangs defense held strong and closed out the win for Midland Christian which improved its playoff seeding with just one game left on the schedule. Hufford had two receptions for 75 yards and two touchdowns and Pruitt added one reception for 75 yards and a touchdown. He also added 181 yards rushing on 33 attempts. He finished 5 for 14 with 154 yards passingВ with three touchdowns and one interception. Rodriguez added a long touchdown run breaking through the Lions defense and getting into the open field to help push the lead to 27-7. Prestonwood Christian (6-3, 4-2) struggled offensively in the first half asВ it trailed 21-0 before finally getting on the scoreboard as quarterback Martin punched in a 1-yard run capping off a 14-play, 73-yard drive to pull within 21-7. Rodriguez and the offense immediately made that play pay dividends as he connected with Hufford again, this time on a 65-yard pass with Hufford fighting off a tackle from a Lions defender and reaching paydirt to push the lead to 14-0.ДЇollowing a Prestonwood punt, Midland Christian would add another score as Rodriguez and the offense struck again as Blake Pruitt hauled in a 75-yard pass along the sideline and shaking off a defender to score and build the lead to 21-0 early in the second quarter. Gunter came up with an interception to cut short another Lions drive and added a second pick a few possessions later. The Mustang defense answered the call to shut down the high-powered Lions offense forcing punts on the LionsвЂ™ first two drives. The Mustangs scored on their first possession of the game taking advantage of a pass interference on the Lions defense in the red zone before Rodriguez connected with Hufford for a 6-yard pass to cap off a 10-play, 78-yard drive and help take an early 7-0 lead. Rodriguez connected for three first half touchdown passes as the Mustangs built a 21-0 lead midway through the second quarter. Carson Hufford added a fumble recovery in the second half for the defense.

The Mustangs (7-2 overall, 4-2 TAPPS Division I District 1) got key plays from their defense all game long as defensive back Cole Gunter picked off two passes in the first half to cut down on scoring chances for the Lions and Dickson added the unitвЂ™s third late in the game. Rodriguez, the MustangsвЂ™ senior QB, threw for three touchdowns and added a rushing touchdown in the third quarter to help lead the Mustangs offense, which built a 27-7 lead going into the fourth quarter. But it was the MustangsвЂ™ defense that answered the final call as linebacker Dickson picked off a Maguire Martin pass with 3:06 left to give his team the ball back. After turning the ball over on downs deep in their own territory late in the fourth quarter, the Mustangs looked to be on their heels with the LionsВ trying to break through with a late score to steal a road win.

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