Football Preview: Valley Christian Defenders vs. Aquinas Falcons
The Valley Christian Defenders will head out on the road to square off against the Aquinas Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Valley Christian sitting on six straight wins and Aquinas on four.
Last Friday, everything went Valley Christian's way against Capistrano Valley Christian as Valley Christian made off with a 33-13 victory. The result was nothing new for the Defenders, who have now won three contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
Austin Abrahams was his usual excellent self, throwing for 205 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also rushing for 38 yards and two touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Lucas Witt, who picked up 70 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Aquinas' game on Friday was all tied up 13-13 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They took down Ontario Christian 27-13.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Champ Brown and Zander Lewis. Brown had a solid game and rushed for 101 yards on only 11 carries. Meanwhile, Lewis was balling out in the loss, rushing for 117 yards, while also picking up 43 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Valley Christian's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Aquinas, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Valley Christian has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 147.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Aquinas struggles in that department as they've been averaging 167.3. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Valley Christian was dealt a bruising 48-0 loss at the hands of Aquinas in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Valley Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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