Football Preview: Southwest SD Raiders vs. Tri-City Christian Eagles
After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Southwest SD is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the Tri-City Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with four losses in a row dating back to last season, Southwest SD finally turned things around against Mountain Empire on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 32-0 win over the Redhawks on the road. The Raiders pushed the score to 26-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Redhawks had little chance of recovering from.
Southwest SD found their leader in underclassman Leo Holguin, who threw for 210 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes. Jordan Cretain also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Southwest SD was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 451 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Tri-City Christian never let their opponents score on Friday. They breezed by California Military Institute at home to the tune of 41-0. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their 12-point performance the matchup before.
The victory got Southwest SD back to even at 1-1. As for Tri-City Christian, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Southwest SD skirted past Tri-City Christian 9-7 in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. Does Southwest SD have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tri-City Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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