Football Game Preview: Vacaville Christian Falcons vs. Encina Bulldogs + Official Tickets

After both having extra time off, the Vacaville Christian Falcons and the Encina Bulldogs will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Vacaville Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40.6 points per game this season.

Vacaville Christian's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They claimed a resounding 52-0 victory over Florin. The Falcons pushed the score to 45-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Panthers had no chance of recovering from.

Luke Parrish

Total Touchdowns

10/03/25 vs Valley	3
10/31/25 vs Florin	2
10/24/25 vs Mira Loma	1
10/10/25 @ Delta	1
09/26/25 vs San Juan	1

Vacaville Christian's receiving core played a big role in the win, headlined by Chendo Ramirez and Ethan Thomasson. Ramirez gained 93 total yards and two touchdowns while Thomasson picked up 55 receiving yards and one score. Luke Parrish was in the mix too, providing Vacaville Christian with two touchdowns.

On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Vacaville Christian's defense and their six sacks. Dakari Carnell refused to say out of the backfield, picking up two sacks all by himself. Parrish got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.

Meanwhile, Encina played a tough contest back in October in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Foresthill, falling 44-12. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Wildfires recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.

Vacaville Christian will have to contain Da'Rontae Barnes as he made an impact in Encina's last game. He rushed for 72 yards and one TD on only five carries.

Vacaville Christian is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.9 points on average over those games. As for Encina, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-5.

Everything came up roses for Vacaville Christian against Encina when the teams last played back in September, as the team secured a 58-0 victory. Will the Falcons repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.