Two dominant signal callers in Mario Gallo and Samuel Mourhess are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Desert Christian Academy Conquerors will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Desert Chapel Eagles at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Desert Christian Academy's favor as the team sits on seven straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Desert Chapel has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Desert Christian Academy's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 46-0 win over Nuview Bridge. Considering the Conquerors have won five contests by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The critical scores for Desert Christian Academy came from Cashton Scott, Gallo, Eusebio Gallo, Nathdaniel Guerrero, Preston Martinez, and Daxson Scott.
Desert Christian Academy's run defense was locked in: Nuview Bridge could only muster 2.4 yards per carry. The team can thank Mauro Pazos for the heroic effort on defense: he. Desert Christian Academy didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 13.9.
Desert Chapel not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since August 30, 2024 (when they won 30-6). Everything went their way against California Military Institute as they made off with a 21-0 victory. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Eagles were the (much) better team in the second half.
Desert Chapel didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Andre Alvarado and Nick Perdock.
Desert Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Desert Chapel, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Desert Christian Academy has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 173.3 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Desert Chapel has preferred to attack from the air: they average 316.2 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Desert Christian Academy took their win against Desert Chapel in their previous meeting back in September of 2024 by a conclusive 47-26 score. Do the Conquerors have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
