Football Recap: Foothills Christian Piles Up the Points Against Calvin Christian

By Team Reports Oct 23, 2024, 1:24pm

Football Recap: Foothills Christian Knights vs. Calvin Christian Crusaders

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Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Foothills Christian). They breezed by the Calvin Christian Crusaders at home to the tune of 86-58 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won three contests by 28 points or more so far this season.

Foothills Christian had a senior duo take command as Ben Hernandez rushed for 229 yards and eight touchdowns while picking up 14.3 yards per carry and Kameron Brown gained 389 total yards and two touchdowns. Those 229 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Hernandez.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Foothills Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 606 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

Foothills Christian is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Calvin Christian, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-2 record.

Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing St. Joseph Academy the next time they take the field. Foothills Christian will host St. Joseph Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, while Calvin Christian will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st.

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