Football Preview: Classical Academy Caimans vs. Santa Fe Christian Eagles
Classical Academy hasn't had much luck against Santa Fe Christian recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Classical Academy Caimans will face off against the Santa Fe Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m.
Last Thursday, Classical Academy came up short against La Jolla Country Day and fell 42-30. While losing is never fun, the Caimans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 677th, while the Torreys are ranked 328th).
Meanwhile, Santa Fe Christian entered their tilt with Army-Navy on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Warriors 44-14 at home. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won four matches by 24 points or more so far this season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Pj Rogers and he. Rogers rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries while he rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Magnus Falkiewicz got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 66 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Santa Fe Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 364 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Special teams was a major factor in the game for Santa Fe Christian, racking up 14 points in total. All came courtesy of Bradan Scott: he went 3-for-3 kicking field goals for nine points, and 5-for-5 kicking extra points for an additional five.
This is the second loss in a row for Classical Academy and nudges their season record down to 4-3. As for Santa Fe Christian, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Classical Academy was taken down by Santa Fe Christian 48-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Santa Fe Christian's Connor Sawyer, who picked up 172 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Now that Classical Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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