Village Christian and Valley Christian are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Crusaders will head out to challenge the Defenders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Valley Christian took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Village Christian, who comes in off a win.
On Friday, Village Christian made easy work of Capistrano Valley Christian and carried off a 44-21 victory. Considering the Crusaders have won three games by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Cooper Jackson went supernova, throwing for 220 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt.
Bailen Gerhardt
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Village Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Preston Mathis and Bailen Gerhardt. Gerhardt also hauled in three receiving touchdowns, which is notable because Village Christian is undefeated when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Valley Christian's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They were beaten by Aquinas 40-6. While losing is never fun, the Defenders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 368th, while the Falcons are ranked 83rd).
Village Christian pushed their record up to 4-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to yards per carry: they averaged an imposing 8.88 yards per carry in those games compared to only 3.4 in the others. As for Valley Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Village Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Valley Christian in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, sneaking past 16-14. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Defenders' Austin Abrahams, who threw for 194 yards and one TD, and also rushed for 33 yards and one score. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Crusaders to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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