[Football] Playoff Bound: Avila Tops Friends for Historic Win

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Leading by only two points late in the fourth quarter, Malik Nesbitt, Eli Williams, and the No. 15 Avila Eagles (10-1, 9-1 KCAC) pulled away from Friends (4-7, 3-7 KCAC) in the final few minutes to secure a historic 42-26 win on Saturday afternoon at The Z. With the victory, Avila football won 10 games in a season for the first time in team history, captured its second KCAC regular season football championship in the last three seasons, and secured an automatic entry into the NAIA Football Championship Tournament for the first time in the history of the program.