The McClatchy Lions will square off against the Destiny Christian Academy Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for McClatchy: they have been struggling with five straight losses at home dating back to last season, while Destiny Christian Academy has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
It was a proper cat-fight when McClatchy faced off against West Park last Friday. McClatchy was dealt a 63-3 defeat at the hands of West Park. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 893rd, while the Panthers are ranked 168th).
Meanwhile, everything went Destiny Christian Academy's way against Antelope on Friday as Destiny Christian Academy made off with a 42-21 victory. Considering the Lions have won six games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Malakai Taione Tauataina, who rushed for 284 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.2 yards per carry, and also picked up 44 receiving yards. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 114 rushing yards per game.
Destiny Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 311 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
McClatchy's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Destiny Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 7-2.
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