The Calvary Chapel Eagles will head out to challenge the Estancia Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Calvary Chapel will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Calvary Chapel challenged Santa Ana Valley on Thursday. Calvary Chapel blew past Santa Ana Valley, posting a 49-6 victory at home. The Eagles' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Matthew Peters continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 112 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Noah Barthel got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Calvary Chapel didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Waldo Castrejon, Barthel, Peters, and Jorge Brito picked up one apiece. Peters' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 112 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Estancia had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They came out on top against the Vaqueros by a score of 14-7.
It was another big night for Jeff Brown, who rushed for 180 yards.
Calvary Chapel's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4. As for Estancia, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Calvary Chapel and Estancia were almost perfectly matched up when the teams last played back in October of 2023, but Calvary Chapel suffered an agonizing 29-28 defeat. Thankfully for Calvary Chapel, Riley Witte (who threw for 278 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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