The Western Christian Fighting Lancers will head out to take on the Whittier Christian Heralds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Western Christian is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Western Christian and Maranatha were almost perfectly matched up, but Western Christian suffered a 21-20 loss.
Meanwhile, Whittier Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Arrowhead Christian last Friday and fell 21-18. The Heralds haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Adrian Hernandez, who picked up 134 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Whittier Christian is undefeated when Hernandez posts 80 or more receiving yards, but 0-4 otherwise. JP Gutierrez also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 99 receiving yards.
Western Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Whittier Christian, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Western Christian strolled past Whittier Christian when the teams last played back in August of 2023 by a score of 34-16. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Whittier Christian's Jake Martinez, who rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Western Christian to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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