The California Lutheran C-Hawks will take on the St. Joseph Academy Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Joseph Academy took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on California Lutheran, who comes in off a win.
California Lutheran will head into Saturday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 33-point they dealt United Christian Academy on Saturday. California Lutheran claimed a resounding 53-20 win over United Christian Academy at home. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-8.
California Lutheran had a senior duo take command as Aiden Boehm gained 130 total yards and two touchdowns and Colton Mcgee rushed for 51 yards and two touchdowns.
California Lutheran's defense made their presence known, laying out Brian Espino. nine times. The heavy lifting was done by Jonas Vogel and Tyler Treder who racked up eight sacks between them.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Academy has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 17.5 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They fell to Chadwick 34-30. The loss was the Crusaders' first of the season.
Even though they lost, St. Joseph Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 287 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 220 rushing yards in seven consecutive games dating back to last season.
California Lutheran's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for St. Joseph Academy, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-1.
California Lutheran was dealt a bruising 52-12 defeat at the hands of St. Joseph Academy in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point California Lutheran was down 38-6.
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