Western Christian is 1-9 against Arrowhead Christian since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Western Christian Fighting Lancers will face off against the Arrowhead Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m.
Western Christian is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They fell 21-14 to Whittier Christian. The contest was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but the Fighting Lancers couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Arrowhead Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They walked away with a 34-21 win over Maranatha on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Eagles needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Max Hilliard continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 266 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 14.0 yards per carry, and also catching a touchdown. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 108.3 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Cole Fornelli, who threw for 109 yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Arrowhead Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 300 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
One reason for the win was Arrowhead Christian's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for eight sacks. It was truly a group effort as Micah Roth, Cole Shankland, Aiden Gardenhire, and Riley Ramos picked up two apiece. Gardenhire is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 15 games he's played dating back to last season.
Western Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Arrowhead Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season.
Western Christian and Arrowhead Christian were almost perfectly matched up when the teams last played back in October of 2023, but Western Christian suffered an agonizing 28-27 loss. Thankfully for Western Christian, Caden Rossi (who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 36 receiving yards and two touchdowns) 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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