Football Preview: McCall-Donnelly Vandals vs. Cole Valley Christian Chargers
The McCall-Donnelly Vandals will venture away from home to challenge the Cole Valley Christian Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. McCall-Donnelly's defense has only allowed 14 points per game this season, so Cole Valley Christian's offense will have their work cut out for them.
McCall-Donnelly is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Weiser just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell to the Wolverines 27-21. The defeat continues a trend for the Vandals in their matchups with the Wolverines: they've now lost five in a row.
McCall-Donnelly's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Colt Value, who gained 105 total yards and a touchdown, and Maddox Arnold, who rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown.
McCall-Donnelly's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Mikey Wyman and Ethan Roberts.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 61-13, which was the final score in Cole Valley Christian's tilt against Fruitland on Friday. The game marked the Chargers' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Despite the defeat, Cole Valley Christian saw an underclassman step up: Ethan Minegar picked up 96 receiving yards and a touchdown. Minegar got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 75 yards.
Having lost for the first time this season, McCall-Donnelly fell to 4-1. As for Cole Valley Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. McCall-Donnelly has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 200.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Cole Valley Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 150.5. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything went McCall-Donnelly's way against Cole Valley Christian in their previous matchup back in October of 2019, as McCall-Donnelly made off with a 29-6 victory. In that game, McCall-Donnelly amassed a halftime lead of 20-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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