The Foothills Christian Knights will stay at home for another week and welcome the Calvin Christian Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Foothills Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: St. Joseph Academy, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Foothills Christian was ranked 12th). Foothills Christian received a blow back in October as they fell 24-6 to St. Joseph Academy. Having soared to a lofty 86 points in the game before, the Knights couldn't push the score so high this time.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Kameron Brown and Mathew Adams. Adams had a great game and rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Brown was balling out in the loss, rushing for 116 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Calvin Christian had no problem doing just that on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 56-0 win over the Patriots. Considering the Crusaders have won four matchups by more than 31 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Bowen Albertson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 184 yards and four touchdowns on only five carries, while also picking up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an incredible 99 yards. Cole Souders was another key player, throwing for 133 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes.
Calvin Christian's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.5 points per game. As for Foothills Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
Everything came up roses for Foothills Christian against Calvin Christian in their previous meeting back in October, as the squad secured an 86-58 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Albertson, who rushed for 160 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 135 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Foothills Christian still be able to contain Albertson? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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