Football Preview: Christian Patriots vs. San Diego Cavers
The Christian Patriots will venture away from home to square off against the San Diego Cavers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
San Diego is hoping to do what Canyon Hills couldn't on Friday: put an end to Christian's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Christian simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Canyon Hills 41-0 at home. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 239th, while the Rattlers are ranked 835th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Christian found their leader in underclassman Kaleb Runkle, who threw for 184 yards and four touchdowns while completing 91.7% of his passes. Those four passing touchdowns set a new season-high mark for Runkle.
Meanwhile, San Diego humbled Morse with a 47-7 victory. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cavers.
San Diego relied on the efforts of Jayden Harris, who threw for 200 yards and two touchdowns on only 19 passes, and Jayden Johnson, who rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: San Diego was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 209 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Christian is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for San Diego, their record now sits at an identical 6-2.
Christian took their win against San Diego in their previous matchup back in October of 2022 by a conclusive 34-10. Will Christian repeat their success, or does San Diego have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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