The matchup between Southwest SD and Tri-City Christian on Friday hardly resembled the 9-7 effort from their previous meeting. The Southwest SD Raiders slipped by the Tri-City Christian Eagles 34-33. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raiders.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Leo Holguin and his top target Jordan Cretain. Holguin threw for 218 yards and three touchdowns while Cretain picked up 152 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Cretain got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 82 yards.
Southwest SD's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jaylen Garcia and Diego Valencia.
When it comes to explaining why Tri-City Christian lost, don't look at Joel Valverde. Despite the final result, he rushed for 67 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 116 yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Valverde has posted since back in October of 2023. Ian Johnson was Valverde's top target, picking up 67 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Southwest SD's win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-1. As for Tri-City Christian, their loss was their first of the season and also makes their record 2-1.
Southwest SD will be playing at home against Valhalla at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Southwest SD knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 point or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Valhalla likes a good challenge. As for Tri-City Christian, they will head out to square off against Calipatria at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Calipatria will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Tri-City Christian surely won't give up without a fight.
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