The Valley Christian Lions will square off against the Modesto Christian Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Valley Christian and 12 for Modesto Christian dating back to last season.
Things were looking good for Valley Christian after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They took a hard 30-13 fall against Foresthill. The Lions were up 13-0 in the first but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Despite the loss, Valley Christian saw an underclassman step up: Bradley Fretland rushed for 88 yards on only nine carries, and also threw for 63 yards and a touchdown while completing 85.7% of his passes. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Beau Porter, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Modesto Christian fell victim to Ripon Christian and their airtight defense on Friday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 50-0 to the Knights, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 945th, while the Knights are ranked 408th).
Valley Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Modesto Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
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