The Linden Lions will venture away from home to take on the Destiny Christian Academy Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games.
Last Friday, Linden strolled past Liberty Ranch with points to spare, taking the game 42-28. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
A big part of the win came down to the chemistry between Matthew Schallberger and his top target Braden Busalacchi. Schallberger threw for 287 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per attempt while Busalacchi picked up 116 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Linden also got a significant boost from Landen Ly, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 100 yards.
Linden's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Shane Carter, Carson Chea, and Gavin Davis picked up one apiece. Chea didn't just play on offense: he also made a tackle and defended two passes in addition to snagging an interception. Another thorn in Liberty Ranch's side was Jesus Zuniga, who picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made four total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Destiny Christian Academy humbled Stagg with a 35-6 victory. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 289th, while the Delta Kings are ranked 639th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Malakai Taione went supernova for Destiny Christian Academy, rushing for 153 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Taione's longest rush was for an impressive 57 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Dallas Munn, who threw for 246 yards and two touchdowns on only 18 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Destiny Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 210 rushing yards in six consecutive games dating back to last season.
Linden's record now sits at 2-0. As for Destiny Christian Academy, their record is now 2-0.
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