Football Game Preview: Valley Christian Academy Lions vs. San Luis Obispo Classical Academy Grizzlies

By Team Reports Oct 26, 2023, 3:38pm

Preview: Valley Christian Academy Lions vs. San Luis Obispo Classical Academy Grizzlies

The Valley Christian Academy Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the San Luis Obispo Classical Academy Grizzlies at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Valley Christian Academy owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance on Saturday. They managed a 6-0 win over Coastal Christian. Given Valley Christian Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked third, while Coastal Christian is ranked 93rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, San Luis Obispo Classical Academy put the finishing touches on their third blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They blew past Cuyama Valley 34-8. With San Luis Obispo Classical Academy ahead 20-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.

Daniel Talley went supernova for San Luis Obispo Classical Academy, rushing for 206 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Garrett Ferguson, who rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown.

Valley Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for San Luis Obispo Classical Academy, their win bumped their record up to 3-4.

Everything came up roses for Valley Christian Academy against San Luis Obispo Classical Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2022 as the team secured a 51-6 victory. Does Valley Christian Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will San Luis Obispo Classical Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.