After both having extra time off, the Cornerstone Christian Crusaders and the Valley Christian Academy Lions will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cornerstone Christian will come into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Cornerstone Christian's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed back in October. They blew past Entrepreneur, posting a 43-0 victory. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Crusaders' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked first, while the Panthers are ranked 105th).
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Matthew Huffman and Cooper Lewin were among the main playmakers for Cornerstone Christian as the former rushed for 165 yards and two scores on only 12 carries and the latter rushed for 143 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only nine carries. Huffman's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 165 rushing yards. Mason Sanchez was in the mix as well, providing Cornerstone Christian with two TDs.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Cornerstone Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 393 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 239 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Valley Christian Academy humbled Maricopa with a 60-14 victory. The Lions haven't had any issues with the Indians recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Cornerstone Christian's record is now 9-0. As for Valley Christian Academy, their record now sits at 7-1.
Cornerstone Christian was taken down by Valley Christian Academy 70-28 in their previous matchup back in November of 2021. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Crusaders were down 58-20.
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