On Thursday, the Village Christian Crusaders came up short against the Schurr Spartans and fell 27-18. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 400th, while the Spartans are ranked 188th).
When it comes to explaining why Village Christian lost, don't look at Everson Mathis. Despite the final result, he rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also threw for 162 yards and a touchdown.
Schurr's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Joseph Alvarado, who rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also threw for 62 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Alvarado a new career-high in rushing yards. Backing up that air attack was Elias Navarro, who rushed for 138 yards and a rushing touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for Village Christian and nudges their season record down to 1-2. As for Schurr, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Village Christian will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Paraclete at 7:30 p.m. on September 20th. As for Schurr, they will be playing at home against Chino at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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