Maranatha Christian and Tri-City Christian are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Maranatha Christian Eagles will be playing at home against the Tri-City Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Maranatha Christian will head into Friday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a three-point loss in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against O'Farrell Charter on Friday. Maranatha Christian simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat O'Farrell Charter 41-0 on the road. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their 11-point performance the contest before.
Jake Locker had a dynamite game for Maranatha Christian, throwing for 276 yards and five touchdowns on only 19 passes.
Another reason for the win was Maranatha Christian's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Nathan Niguidula and Grayson Kennedy, who racked up four sacks between them. Niguidula also sacked two sacks, which is notable because Maranatha Christian is undefeated when he posts at least two sacks, but 1-2 otherwise. Maranatha Christian got some further help from Aaron Tasin: he picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Tri-City Christian never let their opponents score on Friday. They claimed a resounding 27-0 victory over Mountain Empire on the road.
Maranatha Christian pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Tri-City Christian, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Maranatha Christian couldn't quite finish off Tri-City Christian in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 and fell 3-0. Will Maranatha Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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