After each having a week off, the Mission College Prep Royals and the Central Valley Christian Cavaliers will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mission College Prep will be strutting in after a victory while Central Valley Christian will be coming in after a defeat.
Mission College Prep took a loss when they played away from home on September 5th, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed two weeks ago. They strolled past Santa Ynez with points to spare, taking the game 24-7. The win continues a trend for the Royals in their matchups with the Pirates: they've now won four in a row.
The critical scores for Mission College Prep came from Joe Villa, Aiden Shelton, and Ronnie Kardashian.
Mission College Prep was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 313 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Central Valley Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their fifth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a blow against Clovis North, falling 53-14. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 161st, while the Broncos are ranked 27th).
Central Valley Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Mission College Prep, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Mission College Prep might still be hurting after the 35-14 loss they got from Central Valley Christian in their previous matchup back in September of 2024. Can the Royals avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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