After each having a week off, the Santa Ana Valley Falcons and the Calvary Chapel Eagles will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Santa Ana Valley is looking for their season's first win.
Santa Ana Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came up short against Santa Ana last Friday, falling 28-7. The Falcons were down 21-0 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Calvary Chapel had to endure an eight-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. They simply couldn't be stopped last Saturday as they easily beat Polytechnic 44-13 on the road. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Eagles have posted since September 21, 2023.
Matthew Peters was his usual excellent self, rushing for 124 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, while also picking up 69 receiving yards.
Santa Ana Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Calvary Chapel, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Santa Ana Valley took a serious blow against Calvary Chapel in their previous matchup back in September of 2021, falling 46-7. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Santa Ana Valley was down 40-7.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
