The Rancho Christian Eagles will take on the Poly Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rancho Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.7 points per game this season.
Rancho Christian will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points back in September, then bounced right back against Valley View on Friday. Rancho Christian enjoyed a cozy 38-20 win over Valley View.
Emiliano Villarreal went supernova for Rancho Christian, throwing for 243 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 69 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Will Ford was another key player, gaining 153 total yards and a touchdown.
Rancho Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Andrew Nassar and Matty Narcisse. Rancho Christian got some further help from Owen Matlock: he made 15 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Poly was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost to Hemet at home by a 40-26 margin.
Rancho Christian's victory bumped their record up to 4-1-1. As for Poly, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Rancho Christian couldn't quite finish off Poly in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 and fell 24-21. Thankfully for Rancho Christian, Jshaun Thomas (who rushed for 191 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry, and also picked up 53 receiving yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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