Christian has gone 4-0 against University City recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Christian Patriots will face off against the University City Centurions at 7:00 p.m. Christian will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 28-26 win over Imperial.
A big part of Christian's victory came down to the chemistry between Kaleb Runkle and his top target Kai Rosier. Runkle threw for 290 yards and three touchdowns while Rosier picked up 214 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, University City made easy work of La Jolla last Friday and carried off a 48-27 win. Considering the Centurions have won seven matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
University City relied on the efforts of Quentyn DeMara, who threw for 248 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and Nakeem Jones, who rushed for 101 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to University City's defense and their four sacks. Xavier Quintanar was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself.
Christian's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28 points. As for University City, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-1.
Christian beat University City 42-35 when the teams last played back in October of 2019. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was University City's Thomas Jones, who rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Christian to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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