Saint Francis and Valley Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2016, but not for long. The Saint Francis Lancers and the Valley Christian Warriors are set to duel on Friday. Saint Francis will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Saint Francis is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory on Friday as Saint Francis made off with a 49-24 win. The result was nothing new for the Lancers, who have now won four games by 20 points or more so far this season.
Kingston Keanaaina was his usual excellent self, rushing for 139 yards and two touchdowns. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 76 yards. Perrion Williams did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 89 receiving yards.
Saint Francis was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 248 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 238 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Valley Christian unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 20-13 to St. Ignatius College Preparatory. The defeat continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost five in a row.
Saint Francis' victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Valley Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Saint Francis has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 220.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Valley Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 183. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Saint Francis was able to grind out a solid win over Valley Christian in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 24-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Saint Francis since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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