The Faith Lutheran Crusaders will head out to square off against the Coronado Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Faith Lutheran will be strutting in after a win while Coronado will be coming in after a loss.
Faith Lutheran barely beat Basic the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Crusaders claimed a resounding 34-6 victory over the Wolves. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Crusaders considering their ten-point performance the matchup before.
Justin Robbins had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Jacob Dushoff also deserves some recognition as he posted his first receiving yards of the season.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Faith Lutheran proved: they limited Basic to a paltry 3.2 yards per carry. The team can thank John Trumbull for the heroic effort on defense: he. Faith Lutheran's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 5.3.
Joel Sandoval
| 10/10/25 @ Basic | 6 |
| 10/03/25 vs Liberty | 8 |
| 09/26/25 @ Desert Oasis | 6 |
| 09/19/25 vs Arbor View | 5 |
| 09/06/25 vs Valor Christian | 6 |
| 08/29/25 @ Damonte Ranch | 6 |
Faith Lutheran's defense didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for five sacks. Basic's QB won't forget Joel Sandoval anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Sandoval is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season. Faith Lutheran received some extra help from Matthew Mason, whose fumble return for a touchdown made for one of the most unforgettable moments.
Meanwhile, Coronado faced Foothill in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Cougars were just a hair shy of victory and fell 43-42 to the Falcons. The Cougars gained 80 more yards on the day, but it was the Falcons that made the best use of them.
Faith Lutheran will need to focus on slowing down Layton Bachhuber, one of several Coronado players who made an impact when they last played. He picked up 141 receiving yards and a pair of TDs. Jackson Humphries was another key player, having thrown for 258 yards and four touchdowns.
This is the second loss in a row for Coronado and nudges their season record down to 2-6. Those defeats can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 28.0 points over those games. As for Faith Lutheran, their win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-6.
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