Football Preview: Village Christian Crusaders vs. Capistrano Valley Christian Eagles
The Village Christian Crusaders are on the road again on Friday to play the Capistrano Valley Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Village Christian will be strutting in after a win while Capistrano Valley Christian will be coming in after a defeat.
Village Christian and Heritage Christian met for a duel on Friday where Village Christian prevailed. Village Christian strolled past Heritage Christian with points to spare, taking the game 36-21. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Crusaders considering their six-point performance the contest before.
Everson Mathis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 173 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 142 yards and three touchdowns.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Village Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 350 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, a victory for Capistrano Valley Christian just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 33-13 to Valley Christian. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Capistrano Valley Christian's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Max Krosky, who picked up 135 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Nate Richie, who threw for 188 yards and two touchdowns. Capistrano Valley Christian is 2-1 when Krosky posts 80 or more receiving yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
The win snapped Village Christian's losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 2-4 record. As for Capistrano Valley Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
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