The Santa Clara Saints will challenge the Grace Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Santa Clara has struggled recently with ten losses in a row, while Grace will arrive with four straight wins.
Santa Clara is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They had to suffer through a 63-13 loss at the hands of Del Sol.
Meanwhile, Grace blew past Channel Islands, posting a 49-20 victory. The Lancers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 26 points or more this season.
Grace's win came from a few key players Santa Clara will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was RIley Williams, who threw for 366 yards and five TDs while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also punched in one score on the ground. Thanks to that big game, he is now up to 28 passing touchdowns on the season. Another player making a difference was Jake Williams, who rushed for 189 yards and one touchdown while picking up 9.5 yards per carry.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Grace proved: they limited Channel Islands to a paltry 2.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Owen O'Neal for the heroic effort on defense: he. Grace didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 7.5.
Santa Clara's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Grace, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
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