It was a Battle of the Birds when Christian Brothers challenged Vista del Lago on Friday. The Christian Brothers Falcons came out on top against the Vista del Lago Eagles by a score of 36-28. The Falcons' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Christian Brothers got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jay Cummings out in front who rushed for 158 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Cummings a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Deakon Holden, who threw for 94 yards and three touchdowns.
Christian Brothers didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Isaiah Jordan and Nasser Mcgee. Josiah Campbell was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 12 total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Christian Brothers was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 302 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
When it comes to explaining why Vista del Lago lost, don't look at Matthew Werpy. Despite the final result, he picked up 83 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The win got Christian Brothers back to even at 3-3. As for Vista del Lago, they dropped their record down to 2-4 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Christian Brothers will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Ponderosa at 7:00 p.m. on October 11th. Vista del Lago will also get a bit of a break before their next contest: they'll face off against Woodcreek at 7:15 p.m. on October 11th. Vista del Lago is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.2 points per game this season.
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