Football Preview: Village Christian Crusaders vs. Paraclete Spirits
The Village Christian Crusaders will face off against the Paraclete Spirits at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Two weeks ago, Village Christian came up short against Schurr and fell 27-18. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 387th, while the Spartans are ranked 190th).
Despite the loss, Village Christian got top-tier performance from Everson Mathis, who rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also threw for 162 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Paraclete, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They came out on top against Westlake by a score of 21-14 on Friday. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the Spirits were the (much) better team in the second half.
Joseph Mesa continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 307 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 35 yards. Adrian Jones was Mesa's top target, picking up 89 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Village Christian now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Paraclete, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Village Christian has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 151 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Paraclete has preferred to attack from the air: they average 346.8 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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