Football Preview: Walden Grove Red Wolves vs. Northwest Christian Crusaders
On Friday Walden Grove will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to take on the Northwest Christian Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. Northwest Christian took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Walden Grove, who comes in off a win.
Walden Grove will bounce into Friday's game after beating Canyon del Oro, who they had gone 0-5 against in their five prior meetings. Walden Grove took down Canyon del Oro 37-21 on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Red Wolves considering their six-point performance the matchup before.
Walden Grove's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Robert Cash Iii, who rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns, and Kaleb Layton, who threw for 221 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.2% of his passes. That's the most rushing yards Cash Iii has posted since back in September.
Despite a strong season so far, Northwest Christian has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They lost to Yuma Catholic on the road by a 35-20 margin on Friday.
Laki Wallwork put forth a good effort for the losing side as he threw for 327 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a rushing score. Northwest Christian is undefeated when Wallwork posts 250 or more passing yards, but 2-3 otherwise. 85 of Wallwork's passing yards were hauled in by Devon Helmer.
Northwest Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Walden Grove, their win bumped their record up to an identical 7-3.
Walden Grove came up short against Northwest Christian in their previous meeting back in August, falling 21-16. Can Walden Grove avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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