After three games on the road, Central Valley Christian is heading back home. They will welcome the Kerman Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Central Valley Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Mission College Prep with a sharp 35-14 win on Friday. Given the Cavaliers' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 174th, while the Royals are ranked 393rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Central Valley Christian got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ryan Lewis out in front who picked up 52 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Micah Paden was another key rusher, rushing for 58 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Kerman was able to grind out a solid win over Dos Palos last Friday, taking the game 35-23. The Lions pushed the score to 28-3 by the end of the third, a deficit the Broncos cut but never quite recovered from.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Adrian Torres and Earl Riley Iv. Torres had a great game and threw for 256 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. Meanwhile, Riley Iv was balling out in the loss, throwing for 202 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 33 yards and a touchdown.
Central Valley Christian's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-3. As for Kerman, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
Everything came up roses for Central Valley Christian against Kerman in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 52-14 victory. Does Central Valley Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Kerman turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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