The Crean Lutheran Saints will take on the El Dorado Golden Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Crean Lutheran is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.3 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Crean Lutheran strolled past Foothill with points to spare, taking the game 38-20. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Saints.
Taurian Nash continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 170 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 94-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan D?Epifanio, who threw for 206 yards and three touchdowns while completing 79.2% of his passes.
Crean Lutheran didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Ben Byszewski. Crean Lutheran got some further help from Anthony Jones: he picked up a sack, made ten total tackles, and defended two passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Crean Lutheran was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Foothill only rushed for 130.
Meanwhile, El Dorado lost to La Habra on the road by a 25-7 margin on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Golden Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 276th, while the Highlanders are ranked 80th).
Crean Lutheran's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for El Dorado, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-4.
Friday's contest might be decided in the trenches. Crean Lutheran has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 183.5 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for El Dorado, though, as they've been averaging only 75.7. How will they fare against such a dominant running game? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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