The Channel Islands Raiders will face off against the Grace Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Channel Islands will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Channel Islands is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Santa Clara, posting a 42-7 victory.
Julian Gomez
| 10/17/25 vs Santa Clara | 64 |
| 10/10/25 vs Del Sol | 52 |
| 08/22/25 vs Viewpoint | 40 |
| 10/03/25 @ Nordhoff | 11 |
| 09/05/25 @ Hueneme | 4 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Channel Islands to victory, but perhaps none more so than Julian Gomez, who rushed for 64 yards and two TDs. Those 64 rushing yards gave Gomez a new career-high. Another passer making a difference was Christian Silva, who threw for 97 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Channel Islands' run defense was locked in: Santa Clara could only muster 1.9 yards per carry. While two picked up at least four total tackles, Carlos Munoz stood above the rest. He made four total tackles and snagged an interception. Channel Islands' run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 2.44 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 7.8 on average over their last five games.
Channel Islands didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jacob Barralaga and Munoz.
Meanwhile, Grace waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They strolled past the Rangers with points to spare, taking the game 42-28.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in RIley Williams and Michael Dennie. Williams had a great game and threw for 332 yards and four TDs while completing 75.9% of his passes. Meanwhile, Dennie was balling out in the loss, throwing for 219 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 122 yards on only six carries.
Channel Islands' win bumped their record up to 2-6. As for Grace, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Channel Islands was dealt a bruising 59-7 loss at the hands of Grace in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Thankfully for the Raiders, Ethan Lasecla (who rushed for 211 yards and three scores on only eight carries, and also threw for 223 yards and three TDs while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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