The Miami Vandals will head out on the road to square off against the Arizona Lutheran Academy Coyotes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Arizona Lutheran Academy is hoping to do what ALA - Anthem South couldn't last Thursday: put an end to Miami's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Miami breezed by ALA - Anthem South to the tune of 48-0. Considering the Vandals have won four contests by more than 22 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Abram Castaneda continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 44 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 66 yards on only five carries. Deray Mathis was in the mix too, providing Miami with two touchdowns.
Miami didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Castaneda led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Arizona Lutheran Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in October. They blew past St. John Paul II Catholic 70-6 on Friday. The Coyotes' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Arizona Lutheran Academy had a senior duo take command as Elijah Harris rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns and Ethan Kayenda rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown. Those 95 rushing yards gave Kayenda a new career-high.
Arizona Lutheran Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 408 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Miami's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.8 points per game. As for Arizona Lutheran Academy, their record now sits at 7-3.
Miami took a serious blow against Arizona Lutheran Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 63-13. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Harris, who rushed for 141 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries, and also caught a touchdown. Now that Miami knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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