Two dominant backs in Ray Latimore and Tanner Kies are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Desert Christian Knights will square off against the Malibu Sharks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Desert Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Lancaster Baptist, who was ranked 18th at the time (Desert Christian was ranked 19th). The Knights took a 38-34 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Knights in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost eight in a row.
Malibu not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since October 18, 2024 (when they won 42-22). Everything went their way against Villanova Prep as they made off with a 30-10 victory.
Malibu pushed their record up to 4-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 31.3 points over those games. As for Desert Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
Desert Christian strolled past Malibu when the teams last played back in October by a score of 32-15. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Kies, who rushed for 143 yards and one score, and also picked up 100 receiving yards and one touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Knights still be able to contain Kies? There's only one way to find out.
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