The Northwest Christian School Crusaders will play host again on Friday to welcome the La Salle Lightning, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:15 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Northwest Christian School: 12.9, La Salle: 12.8) so any points scored will be well earned.
Northwest Christian School's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Saturday's struggle, when Asotin offense got past them. The match between Northwest Christian School and Asotin wasn't particularly close, with Northwest Christian School falling 34-19. The Crusaders' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, after only ten points in their last contest, La Salle made sure to put some points up on the board against Kittitas/Thorp on Friday. La Salle blew past Kittitas/Thorp 48-6. The Lightning might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 25 points or more this season.
La Salle had a senior duo take command as Adan Villalobos rushed for 217 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.8 yards per carry and Johan Valladares rushed for 123 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Villalobos a new career-high in rushing yards.
La Salle didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Valladares led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 123 rushing yards.
La Salle was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 347 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 248 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Northwest Christian School's loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-2. As for La Salle, their win bumped their record up to 9-1.
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