Football Recap: California School for the Deaf-Riverside Falls Short of Faith Baptist in the Playoffs

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact California School for the Deaf-Riverside can now relate to. They were dealt a 50-6 defeat at the hands of the Faith Baptist Contenders on Friday. The Cubs were red-hot offensively heading into the matchup (they scored no less than 31 points in the six contests prior), but the Contenders' defense proved too tough.

Even if they lost, California School for the Deaf-Riverside's defensive line still kept up the pressure with five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Mathew Silvay and Lucas Gough, who racked up 4.5 sacks between them. Gough is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in each of the last seven games he's played.

Cubs

Previous 5 Games

11/14/25 @ Faith Baptist	6-50
10/30/25 @ California Lutheran	88-32
10/24/25 @ Model Secondary School for the Deaf	70-24
10/17/25 @ Hesperia Christian	64-6
10/11/25 vs California School for the Deaf	52-6

California School for the Deaf-Riverside moved to 8-2 with that loss, which also ended their six-game winning streak. As for Faith Baptist, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1.

California School for the Deaf-Riverside does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Faith Baptist, they will challenge Cornerstone Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (the Contenders 8.1, the Crusaders 8.8) so any points scored will be well earned.