Archbishop Riordan is 2-7 against Valley Christian since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Archbishop Riordan Crusaders and the Valley Christian Warriors are set to duel.
Archbishop Riordan will head into Friday's contest out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 29-point matchup in their last game. They fell just short of St. Ignatius College Preparatory by a score of 31-28. The game marked the Crusaders' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, while Valley Christian put up some points on Friday, the same can't be said for Bellarmine College Prep. Valley Christian put the hurt on Bellarmine College Prep with a sharp 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.
Archbishop Riordan now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Valley Christian, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Everything went Archbishop Riordan's way against Valley Christian when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Archbishop Riordan made off with a 42-17 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Archbishop Riordan since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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