Football Preview: McCall-Donnelly Vandals vs. Nampa Christian Trojans
The McCall-Donnelly Vandals will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Nampa Christian Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Nampa Christian took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on McCall-Donnelly, who comes in off a win.
McCall-Donnelly is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Wood River. McCall-Donnelly took their match on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 49-7 victory over Wood River. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-0.
Maddox Arnold went supernova for McCall-Donnelly, rushing for 69 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, while also throwing for 140 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
McCall-Donnelly's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Peyton Esplin, Easton Allen, and Michael Pellerin picked up one apiece. Esplin got the majority of those yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible60 yards.
Meanwhile, Nampa Christian couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They lost 28-7 to Declo on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Trojans have suffered since August 25, 2023.
McCall-Donnelly was able to grind out a solid win over Nampa Christian in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 22-14. Does McCall-Donnelly have another victory up their sleeve, or will Nampa Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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