The McClave Cardinals have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Simla Cubs at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. McClave is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 46.9 points per game this season.
McClave is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Sunday. They walked away with a 20-8 win over Dayspring Christian Academy. The 20-point effort marked the Cardinals' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The critical scores for McClave came from Kielan Aragon, Tuff Kelley, and Ryan Steinbrunn.
McClave didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Steinbrunn and Drew Howe.
Meanwhile, Simla faced Dove Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Sunday. Simla breezed by Dove Creek to the tune of 43-16. Considering the Cubs have won six contests by more than 26 points this season, Sunday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Caston Cox, who threw for 367 yards and five touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 32 yards. Another player making a difference was Tatum Kocerha, who picked up 135 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Simla's defense and their four sacks. In that department, Austin Hinds was the leader with two.
McClave pushed their record up to 10-0 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.2 points per game. As for Simla, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-2.
Saturday's game might be decided in the on the ground. McClave has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 241.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Simla struggles in that department as they've been averaging 210.5. It's looking like Saturday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
McClave didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Simla in their previous meeting back in September, but they still walked away with a 58-52 victory. Will McClave repeat their success, or does Simla have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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