Football Preview: Palos Verdes Sea Kings vs. Bakersfield Christian Eagles
Palos Verdes has won 13 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Bakersfield Christian has won 13 straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Saturday. The Palos Verdes Sea Kings will challenge the Bakersfield Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m.
Palos Verdes is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They strolled past La Serna with points to spare, taking the game 23-7.
Meanwhile, everything went Bakersfield Christian's way against Central Valley Christian on Friday as Bakersfield Christian made off with a 28-7 victory. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by 21 points or more this season.
Talen Mather was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Bakersfield Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Robert Hernandez and Avery Jaramillo. Jaramillo has been hot recently, having also posted six or more total tackles the last three times he's played. Michael Smith was another major factor on D, making ten total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending two passes.
Palos Verdes is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.8 points per game. As for Bakersfield Christian, their record now sits at 11-2.
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