Football Preview: Faith Lutheran Crusaders vs. Silverado Skyhawks
The Faith Lutheran Crusaders will take on the Silverado Skyhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Faith Lutheran has four straight victories, Silverado has 12 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Faith Lutheran is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Shadow Ridge, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Faith Lutheran was ranked fifth). Faith Lutheran strolled past Shadow Ridge with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 35-20.
Cale Breslin had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 181 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. Another player making a difference was Alexander Rogers, who threw for 124 yards and two touchdowns.
Faith Lutheran wouldn't let Shadow Ridge keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Faith Lutheran can thank Treylon Fox and Matthew Mason for forcing both of them. Mason also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight. Faith Lutheran got some further help from Gavin Day: he made 24 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Faith Lutheran was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 223 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Silverado scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They fell 35-28 to Sierra Vista.
Jersiah Eva put forth a good effort for the losing side as he picked up 93 receiving yards and a touchdown. D'Angelo Hagans was in the mix as well, providing Silverado with two touchdowns.
Faith Lutheran's win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Silverado, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Faith Lutheran suffered a grim 34-13 defeat to Silverado when the teams last played back in September of 2016. Thankfully for Faith Lutheran, Keikiokalani Misipeka (who rushed for 156 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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