Village Christian lost against Paraclete back in September of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Crusaders took a 21-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Spirits. 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 358th, while the Spirits are ranked 142nd).
Although Village Christian took the loss, they still got scores from Hunter Bendis and Baylin Gerhardt.
Leading Paraclete to victory were Joseph Mesa and Kyle Fulton Jr. Mesa threw for 206 yards and a pair of TDs, while Fulton Jr rushed for 133 yards and one score. With that strong performance, Fulton Jr is now averaging an impressive 105.4 rushing yards per game.
This is the second loss in a row for Village Christian and nudges their season record down to 2-2. As for Paraclete, their record now sits at 4-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Village Christian will square off against La Canada at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Crusaders will need to watch out since the Spartans have now posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Paraclete, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Bishop Alemany at 7:00 p.m. on October 3.
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