After two games on the road, Hope Christian is heading back home. They will host the Robertson Cardinals at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hope Christian will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points last Saturday, then bounced right back against Pojoaque Valley on Friday. Hope Christian blew past Pojoaque Valley, posting a 35-6 win on the road. Considering the Huskies have won three matches by more than 28 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Hope Christian's victory came down to the chemistry between Roman Montoya and his top target Breylon Willams. Montoya threw for 230 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes while Willams picked up 212 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Willams torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 79 yards.
Meanwhile, Robertson put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 28-26 win over West Las Vegas. The 28-point effort marked the Cardinals' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Jesse James Gonzalez and Cj Perea. Gonzalez had a great game and threw for 225 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. Meanwhile, Perea was balling out in the loss, rushing for 113 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 128 yards and a touchdown.
The victory got Hope Christian back to even at 4-4. As for Robertson, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-0.
Everything came up roses for Hope Christian against Robertson in their previous matchup back in November of 2019, as the team secured a 36-0 victory. Does Hope Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Robertson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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