Despite a strong season so far, Northwest Christian has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. The contest between them and the Yuma Catholic Shamrocks wasn't particularly close, with the Northwest Christian Crusaders falling 35-20. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Crusaders of the 24-10 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why Northwest Christian lost on Friday, don't look at Laki Wallwork. Despite the final result, he threw for 327 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a rushing score. Wallwork is becoming a predictor of Northwest Christian's success: when he posts at least 250 passing yards the team is undefeated (and 2-3 when he doesn't). A healthy portion of Wallwork's aerial production (100 yards to be exact) went to Landon Beckman, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Northwest Christian's loss dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Yuma Catholic, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1.
Northwest Christian will host Walden Grove at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Wallwork and Kaleb Layton. Yuma Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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