California Lutheran had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. They skirted past the Calvin Christian Crusaders 42-40. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the C-Hawks have posted since August 26, 2023.
Colton McGee had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 208 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry, and also threw for 84 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Aiden Boehm, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, California Lutheran was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 322 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in ten consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
California Lutheran wouldn't let Calvin Christian keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. California Lutheran can thank Timi Ogunbameru and Leonard Kinner for forcing both of them. Kinner didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made a tackle.
Calvin Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
California Lutheran will be playing at home against United Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully United Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday. As for Calvin Christian, they will head out to face off against Hesperia Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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