Football Recap: Maranatha Christian Piles Up the Points Against Rock Academy

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

10/24/25 vs O'Farrell Charter	62
09/19/25 vs Foothills Christian	52
10/10/25 vs Victory Christian Academy	42
10/17/25 @ Mountain Empire	41
10/31/25 @ Rock Academy	40

Maranatha Christian put their dominant defense on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Friday. They blew past the Rock Academy Warriors, posting a 40-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won seven games by 22 points or more so far this season.

Leading Maranatha Christian to victory were Shane Piester and Hudson Heinrichs. Piester rushed for 15 yards and one TD, while Heinrichs picked up 12 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns.

Maranatha Christian's run defense was locked in: Rock Academy could only muster -1.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Harrison Boehning for the heroic effort on defense: he. Maranatha Christian didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 5.8.

Maranatha Christian's defense didn't let Alec Endicott, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. Nathan Niguidula was especially locked on to Rock Academy's QB and sacked him twice. Niguidula is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in each of the last four games he's played. Holton Heinrichs got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.

Maranatha Christian pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.8 points on average over those games. As for Rock Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-6.

Maranatha Christian will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Warriors: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.