The Holtville Vikings will face off against the Lake Mead Christian Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Holtville is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Lake Mead Christian Academy's offense is going to have their work cut out for them on Friday: Holtville hadn't allowed a single point the last three times they've hit the field. Holtville claimed a resounding 38-0 win over Calexico on the road. Fans of the Vikings have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Enrique Armas was his usual excellent self, rushing for 67 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Holtville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 231 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 198 rushing yards in nine consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Lake Mead Christian Academy was fully in charge last Friday, breezing past The Meadows School 58-30 at home.
Lake Mead Christian Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Bowe Farmer, who picked up 271 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Farmer's longest reception was for an incredible 80 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Colten Downing, who threw for 425 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 20.2 yards per attempt.
Lake Mead Christian Academy's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. Troy Perkins picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
Holtville's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Lake Mead Christian Academy, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Holtville has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 289.8 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Lake Mead Christian Academy has preferred to attack from the air: they average 318.3 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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