Valley Christian has gone 7-2 against Archbishop Riordan recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Valley Christian Warriors and the Archbishop Riordan Crusaders are set to duel. Valley Christian's defense has only allowed 13 points per game this season, so Archbishop Riordan's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Valley Christian's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Bellarmine College Prep as Valley Christian made off with a 21-0 win. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 119th, while the Bells are ranked 370th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Riordan didn't have quite enough to beat St. Ignatius College Preparatory on Friday and fell 31-28. The contest marked the Crusaders' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Valley Christian now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Archbishop Riordan, they dropped their record down to 2-3 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Valley Christian might still be hurting after the 42-17 loss they got from Archbishop Riordan in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Archbishop Riordan's Michael Mitchell Jr., who threw for 372 yards and six touchdowns while completing 72.4% of his passes. Now that Valley Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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