Football Preview: Lake Country Christian Eagles vs. Holy Cross Knights
Lake Country Christian has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Holy Cross Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Lake Country Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Shelton 49-14. The Eagles pushed the score to 42-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Chargers had little chance of recovering from.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Holy Cross). They blew past Bishop Gorman 63-6 on Friday. The win was just business as usual for the Knights, who after 11 games remain undefeated this season.
Gibby Alvarado continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 239 yards and two touchdowns while completing 84.2% of his passes.
Holy Cross was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 218 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Holy Cross didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Nicholas Hall, Patrick Ortiz, and Markus Perez picked up one apiece.
Lake Country Christian has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.2 points per game. As for Holy Cross, their victory bumped their record up to 11-0.
Lake Country Christian was taken down by Holy Cross 60-12 when the teams last played back in November of 2021. Thankfully for Lake Country Christian, Joe Angel Perez (who rushed for 180 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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