Desert Christian is 0-6 against Faith Baptist since September of 2017 but things could change on Friday. After each having a week off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 6:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Faith Baptist will square off against a team with plenty of momentum: Desert Christian extended their winning streak to five last Saturday. The Knights took down Malibu 32-15.
Ray Latimore continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 250 yards and three scores on only 14 carries, while also catching one TD. His longest rush was for an impressive 66 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Latimore was just one part of a punishing run game: Desert Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 297 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Faith Baptist). They breezed past Lancaster Baptist to the tune of 42-6 last Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Contenders in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won five in a row.
Desert Christian's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Faith Baptist, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Desert Christian took a serious blow against Faith Baptist when the teams last played back in October of 2024, falling 56-0. Can the Knights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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