The Fresno Christian Eagles's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Santa Clarita Christian Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Fresno Christian is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Branson: they outscored them in every quarter. Everything went Fresno Christian's way against Branson on Friday as Fresno Christian made off with a 41-20 victory.
A big part of the win came down to the chemistry between Tycen Ramirez and his top target Joshua Kubota. Ramirez rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns while Kubota picked up 166 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Ramirez a new career-high in rushing yards.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Fresno Christian's defense and their four sacks. Joseph Davila was especially locked on to Branson's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Santa Clarita Christian put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Varsity Opponent, posting a 74-20 victory at home.
Cayden Rappleye looked great while leading his team to the win, rushing for 18 yards and three touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonathan Boelter, who rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Santa Clarita Christian's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Wyatt Shields and Eli Duhm.
Fresno Christian pushed their record up to 2-1 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Santa Clarita Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. Fresno Christian has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 152 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Santa Clarita Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 226. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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