Despite a strong season so far, Valley Christian has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They fell just short of the Village Christian Crusaders by a score of 16-14 on Friday. Despite 70 more yards than the Crusaders, the Defenders couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
When it comes to explaining why Valley Christian lost, don't look at Austin Abrahams. Despite the final result, he threw for 194 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 33 yards and a touchdown.
Even if they lost, Valley Christian's defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Village Christian's QB won't forget Jackson Halter-Caldarella anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Everson Mathis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Village Christian, throwing for 94 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 45 yards.
Valley Christian's loss dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Village Christian, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Valley Christian will take on Heritage Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Valley Christian is facing Heritage Christian at the right time seeing as Heritage Christian is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Village Christian, they and Ontario Christian are set to duel on Friday. Village Christian is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
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