The Maranatha Christian Eagles are on the road again on Friday to play the Saddleback Roadrunners at 7:00 p.m. Maranatha Christian will be strutting in after a win while Saddleback will be coming in after a loss.
Maranatha Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 49-14 victory over Victory Christian Academy on the road. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their two-point performance the game before.
Grayson Kennedy continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 126 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Maranatha Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 255 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Maranatha Christian's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Aaron Tasin.
Meanwhile, Saddleback entered their matchup against Rancho Alamitos on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Saddleback took a 28-24 hit to the loss column at the hands of Rancho Alamitos. The contest was a 14-14 toss-up at halftime, but the Roadrunners couldn't quite close it out.
Andre Scott put forth a good effort for the losing side as he threw for 189 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 35 yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (95 yards to be exact) went to Andrew Alvarez, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Maranatha Christian's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Saddleback, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
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