Rancho Christian came into this matchup off a tough 28-point loss last Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the Montgomery Aztecs by a score of 33-30 on Thursday. The Eagles gained 110 more yards on the day, but it was the Aztecs that made the best use of them.

Ryley Lander
09/18/25 vs Montgomery | 203 |
09/12/25 vs Steele Canyon | 45 |
09/05/25 vs West Valley | 159 |
08/29/25 @ Norte Vista | 31 |
08/22/25 @ University City | 98 |
Rancho Christian lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Ryley Lander, who picked up 203 receiving yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 107.2 receiving yards per game. Jaiden Thomas was another key player, having thrown for 381 yards and four touchdowns.
Qassim Williams continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Montgomery, rushing for 132 yards and a pair of TDs, while also throwing for 12 yards and one touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for Rancho Christian and nudges their season record down to 1-4. As for Montgomery, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-1.
Rancho Christian will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Valley View at 7:00 p.m. on October 2. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 854 yards in their previous games. As for Montgomery, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 21-20 loss against Mission Bay on the 26th.
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