Football Preview: California School for the Deaf-Riverside Cubs vs. United Christian Academy Eagles
The California School for the Deaf-Riverside Cubs will play host again on Friday to welcome the United Christian Academy Eagles, where kickoff is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. One thing working in California School for the Deaf-Riverside's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four games.
California School for the Deaf-Riverside is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Calvary Chapel at home to the tune of 71-40 on Thursday. Considering the Cubs have won six matches by more than 30 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, a win for United Christian Academy just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 45-12 loss at the hands of Fresno Christian. While losing is never fun, United Christian Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 57th, while Fresno Christian is ranked eighth).
Although United Christian Academy took the loss, they still got scores from Adam Weisner and Grant Reed.
California School for the Deaf-Riverside's victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for United Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. California School for the Deaf-Riverside has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 151.1 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for United Christian Academy, though, as they've been averaging only 86. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Everything came up roses for California School for the Deaf-Riverside against United Christian Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured an 85-44 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was United Christian Academy's Gabriel Martinez, who rushed for 57 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 319 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per attempt. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will California School for the Deaf-Riverside still be able to contain Martinez? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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