Football Preview: Capistrano Valley Christian Eagles vs. Banning Pilots
The Capistrano Valley Christian Eagles will take on the Banning Pilots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
If Capistrano Valley Christian beats Banning with 34 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Capistrano Valley Christian enjoyed a cozy 34-17 win over University on Thursday. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 299th, while the Trojans are ranked 625th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Joshua Monroe was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 268 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.8 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.5 rushing touchdowns per game.
Meanwhile, Banning got the win against Granada Hills Charter on Thursday by a conclusive 53-30. With the Pilots ahead 37-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Banning had a senior duo take command as Jordan Villanueva rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries and STEVEN PEREZ gained 144 total yards and three touchdowns. Villanueva's longest rush was for an impressive 61 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Noa Tuvalu was another key player, throwing for 89 yards and two touchdowns on only four passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Banning was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 498 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Capistrano Valley Christian pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Banning, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 2-0.
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