Football Game Preview: Northwest Christian Crusaders vs. ALA - West Foothills Guardians + How To Watch

The Northwest Christian Crusaders will head out on the road to challenge the ALA - West Foothills Guardians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northwest Christian has given up an average of 25.8 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Northwest Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past Thunderbird to the tune of 63-34 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Crusaders.

Laki Wallwork

Passer Rating

10/03/25 vs Thunderbird	169.8
08/29/25 vs Independence	161.5
09/26/25 vs Moon Valley	117.8
09/12/25 @ Prescott	101.6
09/19/25 @ Gila Ridge	88.3
+ 1 more games

Northwest Christian's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Nathan Johannes, who gained 312 total yards and six touchdowns, and Laki Wallwork, who threw for 387 yards and seven TDs while completing 91.3% of his passes. Wallwork's passing game has become a key predictor of the Crusaders' success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 110 or higher, but only 1-2 otherwise. Conner Main helped Wallwork out on the ground, picking up 136 receiving yards and one touchdown, while also rushing for 37 yards.

Northwest Christian didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Thunderbird to a completion percentage of just 44.4%. Given Wallwork's standout performance, it's clear the Titans' secondary just wasn't on the same level.

Meanwhile, ALA - West Foothills played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Paradise Honors, falling 35-7. The Guardians have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

ALA - West Foothills' loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Northwest Christian, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.

Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Northwest Christian has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 411.5 total yards per game. It's a different story for ALA - West Foothills, though, as they've been averaging only 220.3 total yards. Will Northwest Christian be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will the Guardians flip the script? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.