The Stone Ridge Christian Knights will face off against the Denair Coyotes at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Stone Ridge Christian's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Modesto Christian, posting a 73-0 victory at home. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 466th, while the Crusaders are ranked 955th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Stone Ridge Christian found their leader in underclassman Marcus Gray, who threw for 158 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes. The dominant performance gave Gray a new career-high in rushing yards. Daijon O?Neil was Gray's top target, rushing for 101 yards.
Stone Ridge Christian's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Gavin Young and Elias Soltero.
Meanwhile, Denair made easy work of Pajaro Valley on Friday and carried off a 44-23 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Coyotes.
Stone Ridge Christian now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Denair, their victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-2.
Stone Ridge Christian was taken down by Denair 56-28 when the teams last played back in September of 2018. Can Stone Ridge Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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