Football Game Preview: Linfield Christian Lions vs. Whittier Christian Heralds

By Team Reports Oct 22, 2024, 6:19am

Football Preview: Linfield Christian Lions vs. Whittier Christian Heralds

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The Linfield Christian Lions will square off against the Whittier Christian Heralds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Linfield Christian's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last six matchups.

Last Saturday, Linfield Christian didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Big Bear, but they still walked away with a 35-30 victory.

Thomas Paschal was his usual excellent self, throwing for 329 yards and four touchdowns, while also rushing for 49 yards. Marcus Dylke was Paschal's top target, picking up 158 receiving yards and two touchdowns.

Linfield Christian wouldn't let Big Bear keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Madden Mayer led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Whittier Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road on October 4th. They walked away with a 21-14 win over Western Christian on Friday. The score was all tied up 7-7 at the break, but the Heralds were the better team in the second half.

Linfield Christian has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Whittier Christian, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.

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