The Santa Clarita Christian Cardinals will face off against the Lancaster Baptist Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Santa Clarita Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Chadwick, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Santa Clarita Christian was ranked 11th). Santa Clarita Christian simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat Chadwick 35-3 at home. The result was nothing new for the Cardinals, who have now won three contests by 32 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Lancaster Baptist entered their game against Faith Baptist on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Lancaster Baptist came up short against Faith Baptist, falling 65-41. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (36), the Eagles still had to take the loss.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Peyton Langley, who threw for 238 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a rushing score. Another player making a difference was Austin Yarborough, who gained 68 total yards and two touchdowns.
Santa Clarita Christian pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Lancaster Baptist, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.
Everything came up roses for Santa Clarita Christian against Lancaster Baptist when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 40-12 victory. Will Santa Clarita Christian repeat their success, or does Lancaster Baptist have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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