The Linden Lions will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Bradshaw Christian The Pride at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Linden is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They really took it to Orestimba for the full four quarters, racking up a 47-0 win. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Lions considering their seven-point performance the match before.
Linden had a senior duo take command as Matthew Schallberger threw for 176 yards and two touchdowns while completing 92.3% of his passes and Landen Ly rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Ly has posted since back in October of 2023. Braden Busalacchi was in the mix as well, providing Linden with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Bradshaw Christian put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Ripon Christian to the tune of 55-7. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-0.
Bradshaw Christian's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Nathan Zeppieri, who rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Zeppieri's longest rush was for an impressive 52 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Mateo Mojica, who rushed for 137 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries.
Bradshaw Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 394 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 227 rushing yards in 20 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Bradshaw Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Carson Fitzpatrick and Mojica.
Linden is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 49.1 points per game. As for Bradshaw Christian, their win bumped their record up to 11-0.
Linden couldn't quite finish off Bradshaw Christian when the teams last played back in November of 2021 and fell 36-33. Can Linden avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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