Santa Clarita Christian took care of business in their home opener on Saturday. They took down the Santa Clara Saints 43-28. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Cardinals also won the last time the pair played back in August of 2023.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Santa Clarita Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Wyatt Shields, who rushed for 50 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 43 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Another signal caller making a difference was Cayden Rappleye, who rushed for 96 yards and three touchdowns.
Santa Clarita Christian's defense stepped up as well, laying out Jayden Ramirez. six times. Santa Clara's QB won't forget Jonathan Boelter anytime soon given he sacked him three times. Boelter didn't just play on offense: he also picked up three sacks and made three total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Santa Clarita Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Santa Clara only rushed for 90.
Santa Clara lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Ramirez, who rushed for 54 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 197 yards on 17 of 24 attempts.
Santa Clarita Christian will take on Milken at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Santa Clara, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Malibu at 7:00 p.m. on September 20th.
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