The Faith Lutheran Crusaders will head out on the road to take on the Pinecrest Academy Cadence Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Faith Lutheran has struggled recently with ten losses in a row, while Pinecrest Academy Cadence will arrive with four straight victories.
Faith Lutheran's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Coronado on Friday. They were outmatched by the Cougars and fell 47-0.
Meanwhile, everything went Pinecrest Academy Cadence's way against Chaparral on Monday as Pinecrest Academy Cadence made off with a 33-13 win. Considering the Cougars have won eight contests by more than 19 points this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Pinecrest Academy Cadence's win came from a few key players Faith Lutheran will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Danielle Maurer, who rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. That's the most rushing touchdowns she has posted since back in December of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Leyton Gasperosky, who threw for 197 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.5% of her passes.
Pinecrest Academy Cadence's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-4. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27.2 points. As for Faith Lutheran, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10.
Faith Lutheran took a serious blow against Pinecrest Academy Cadence in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 33-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gasperosky, who threw for 173 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.7% of her passes, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. Now that Faith Lutheran knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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