On Thursday, the Valley Christian Trojans were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 12-7 to the Benjamin Franklin Chargers. Despite 67 more yards than the Chargers, the Trojans couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Valley Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Morgen Hackett, Avery Tarico, Rylan Ernst, and Catherine Slyter picked up one apiece. Hackett also made four total tackles, which is notable because Valley Christian is 2-1 when she posts at least three total tackles, but 2-7 otherwise.
The critical scores for Benjamin Franklin came from Maddie Falls and Adlee Trujillo.
Valley Christian has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season. As for Benjamin Franklin, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 13-3.
Valley Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Benjamin Franklin, they will challenge Mingus at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Benjamin Franklin will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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