California Lutheran had lost three straight, but after bumping their record up to 3-5 on Friday that streak is in the rearview. They took down the Hillcrest Christian Saints 58-42. Considering the C-Hawks' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Joel Doebler
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Joel Doebler went supernova, rushing for 168 yards and four scores while picking up 9.9 yards per carry, and also picking up 30 receiving yards. Those four rushing touchdowns gave him a new career-high. Tyler Treder was another key player, picking up 105 receiving yards and a pair of TDs.
California Lutheran didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Hillcrest Christian to a completion percentage of just 50%. The team can thank Eli Hansen for the heroic effort on defense: he. California Lutheran wasn't nearly as limited: they posted one of 61.1%.
California Lutheran's defensive line didn't let Dylan Stueber, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for four sacks. Leading the way was Treder with two. He also hauled in two receiving touchdowns, which is notable because California Lutheran is 2-1 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise.
As for Hillcrest Christian, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (38), they still had to take the loss.
Stueber and Gabe Catalano certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Stueber threw for 259 yards and five touchdowns, while Catalano picked up 163 receiving yards and three scores. Stueber is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in each of the last four games he's played.
California Lutheran will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against California School for the Deaf-Riverside at 7:00 p.m. on the 30th. As for Hillcrest Christian, they will challenge Kairos Public at 7:00 p.m. on the 25th.
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