Two dominant backs in Kameron Brown and Mathew Adams are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Foothills Christian Knights and the St. Joseph Academy Crusaders are set to duel on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Foothills Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Calvin Christian, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Foothills Christian was ranked 15th). Foothills Christian claimed a resounding 86-58 victory over Calvin Christian at home. The Knights' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Academy waltzed into their game last Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Grizzlies 56-8 at home.
It was another big night for Adams, who rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 64 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Joseph Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 420 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 220 rushing yards in ten consecutive contests dating back to last season.
St. Joseph Academy's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. In that department, Philip Drexler was the leader with two sacks. St. Joseph Academy got some further help from James Drexler: he made eight total tackles.
Foothills Christian is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for St. Joseph Academy, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Foothills Christian didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against St. Joseph Academy in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 31-26 victory. Will Foothills Christian repeat their success, or does St. Joseph Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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