Christian waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Patrick Henry Patriots with a sharp 27-7 win. The result was nothing new for Christian, who have now won four contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
Christian found their leader in underclassman Kaleb Runkle, who threw for 180 yards and two touchdowns while completing 90.5% of his passes.
Christian wouldn't let Patrick Henry keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Christian can thank Kai Rosier and Chase Togerson for forcing both of them. The dominant performance also gave Togerson a new career-high in rushing yards.
Several Patriots players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Damien Carmichael, who picked up 130 receiving yards and a touchdown. Another passer making a difference was Eli Ruiz, who threw for 252 yards and a touchdown on only 16 passes.
Christian has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Patrick Henry, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
Christian has already played their next match, a 41-0 victory against Canyon Hills on the 18th. As for Patrick Henry, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 44-16 win against Crawford on the 18th.
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