Calvary Baptist had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the California Lutheran C-Hawks on Saturday, sneaking past 28-26. For the Cougars, this counts as revenge for the 64-22 victory the C-Hawks walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2024.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Calvary Baptist to victory, but perhaps none more so than Gavin Quizon, who picked up 99 receiving yards and one TD.

Elijah Gomez
| 11/15/25 vs California Lutheran | 9 |
| 10/30/25 vs Public Safety Academy | 10 |
| 10/17/25 vs Entrepreneur | 10 |
| 10/10/25 @ Cornerstone Christian | 7 |
| 10/02/25 vs United Christian Academy | 8 |
| + 5 more games |
Calvary Baptist's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB six times. The heavy lifting was done by Elijah Gomez and Cayden Salgado, who racked up four sacks between them. Gomez has been hot for a while, having also posted six or more total tackles the last ten times he's played. Calvary Baptist got some further help from Wyatt Burks: he made 12 total tackles and defended one pass.
The win was the fourth in a row for Calvary Baptist, bringing their record up to 9-1. The victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.5 points on average over those games. As for California Lutheran, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
Coming up, Calvary Baptist will challenge Cate at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. California Lutheran does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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