The Anaheim Colonists will square off against the Arrowhead Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Anaheim will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Anaheim is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Miller by a score of 21-10.
Anaheim had a senior duo take command as Jason Garrett rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries and Eduardo Guardado rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Anaheim was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Arrowhead Christian). They walked away with a 58-50 win over Nogales on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their six-point performance the contest before.
Arrowhead Christian found their leader in sophomore Cole Fornelli, who threw for 285 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per attempt. Fornelli's passing game has become a key predictor of Arrowhead Christian's success: the team is 2-1 when his passer rating is 110 or higher, but only 3-4 otherwise. Max Hilliard helped Fornelli out on the ground, rushing for 126 yards.
Arrowhead Christian's defensive line made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. In that department, Riley Ramos was the leader with two sacks. Arrowhead Christian got some further help from Micah Roth: he picked up a sack and made 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Anaheim pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 24.8 points. As for Arrowhead Christian, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
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