The Santa Margarita Eagles will square off against the Oaks Christian Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, Santa Margarita blew past Liberty, posting a 42-3 victory at home. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Patriots are ranked 42nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
James Johnson had an outrageously good game as he threw for 246 yards and five touchdowns on only 17 passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Jack Junker was another key player, picking up 132 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Santa Margarita's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. Luke Anderson led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Oaks Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Roosevelt 48-0 at home. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Lions considering their ten-point performance the matchup before.
Oaks Christian found their leader in underclassman Trey Towns Jr., who threw for 209 yards and five touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Weston Schwesinger, who picked up 82 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Oaks Christian's defense and their three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Hayden Lowe. Oaks Christian got some further help from Christian Knoos: he forced a fumble, made 15 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Santa Margarita now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Oaks Christian, they pushed their record up to 2-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
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