Yuma Catholic and Northwest Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2015, but not for long. The Yuma Catholic Shamrocks will welcome the Northwest Christian Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Yuma Catholic knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Northwest Christian likes a good challenge.
Yuma Catholic is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Lake Havasu: they outscored them in every quarter. Yuma Catholic put the hurt on Lake Havasu with a sharp 51-25 win on Friday. Considering the Shamrocks have won six matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Yuma Catholic to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sir Stokes, who picked up 165 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 45 yards. Nash Ott was another key player, having thrown for 327 yards and four touchdowns.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last three games, Northwest Christian finally came back down to earth on Friday. They came up short against Thunderbird, falling 34-10. The contest marked the Crusaders' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Despite the loss, Northwest Christian had strong showings from Laki Wallwork, who threw for 287 yards on 18 of 32 attempts, and Devon Helmer, who picked up 135 receiving yards. Northwest Christian is undefeated when Helmer posts 100 or more receiving yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
Yuma Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Northwest Christian, the defeat snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 7-2 record.
Yuma Catholic strolled past Northwest Christian in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 by a score of 24-10. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Northwest Christian's Ben Lueders, who rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also picked up 33 receiving yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Yuma Catholic to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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