Football Preview: Scottsdale Christian Academy Eagles vs. Valley Lutheran Flames
Scottsdale Christian Academy is 4-0 against Valley Lutheran since November of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Scottsdale Christian Academy Eagles will host the Valley Lutheran Flames at 7:00 p.m. Scottsdale Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.6 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Scottsdale Christian Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Pima and fell 20-17. Despite 97 more yards than the Roughriders, the Eagles couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Scottsdale Christian Academy's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Harrison Gurash, who picked up 111 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Sean Helgeson, who threw for 229 yards and two touchdowns. Scottsdale Christian Academy is 2-1 when Gurash posts 80 or more receiving yards, but 1-3 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Valley Lutheran was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 12th straight loss dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Shadow Mountain at home and fell 35-6.
Valley Lutheran's defeat came about despite a quality game from Chase Weber, who picked up 94 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Scottsdale Christian Academy now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Valley Lutheran, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything came up roses for Scottsdale Christian Academy against Valley Lutheran in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 72-7 win. Will Scottsdale Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Valley Lutheran have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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