The Scottsdale Christian Academy Eagles will challenge the San Tan Charter Roadrunners at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Scottsdale Christian Academy sitting on five straight victories and San Tan Charter on 12.
Scottsdale Christian Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Veritas Prep , sneaking past 26-24.
Harrison Gurash continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 213 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 59 yards.
Scottsdale Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 289 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
One reason for the win was Scottsdale Christian Academy's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Leading the way was Joseph Kassiseh with three. Scottsdale Christian Academy got some further help from Lawson Lavallee: he made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for San Tan Charter on Friday. They strolled past Scottsdale Preparatory Academy with points to spare, taking the game 30-12.
Christian Munoz was a one-man wrecking crew for San Tan Charter as he rushed for 170 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. The dominant performance gave Munoz a new career-high in rushing yards. Dwayne Jones also helped out with an impressive 87 receiving yards.
San Tan Charter pushed their record up to 12-0 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Scottsdale Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Saturday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Scottsdale Christian Academy has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 183.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like San Tan Charter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 206.1. It's looking like Saturday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Scottsdale Christian Academy lost to San Tan Charter on the road by a decisive 23-6 margin in their previous meeting back in August. Can Scottsdale Christian Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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