Football Preview: Reedley Pirates vs. Central Valley Christian Cavaliers
The Reedley Pirates will head out on the road to square off against the Central Valley Christian Cavaliers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Reedley has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight losses, while Central Valley Christian will come in with three straight wins.
Reedley will head into Friday's game ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played two weeks ago but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on Friday was a bit more commanding. They had to suffer through a 49-14 loss at the hands of Kingsburg. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 645th, while the Vikings are ranked 242nd).
Meanwhile, Central Valley Christian owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They blew past Washington Union 26-0. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Cavaliers just coasted through the last quarter.
Micah Paden was his usual excellent self, rushing for 90 yards and two touchdowns. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
Central Valley Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Austin Reed and Caden Ritchie. Ritchie also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Reedley's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Central Valley Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season.
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