On Thursday, Oaks Christian faced Serra in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Oaks Christian Lions walked away with a 13-6 win over the Serra Cavaliers. For the Lions, this counts as revenge for the 26-13 loss the Cavaliers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2023.
Oaks Christian's defense made their presence known, laying out Jimmy Butler. nine times. Joseph Peko led the group effort, picking up three of those sacks all by himself. With that strong performance, Alifeleti Tuihalamaka is now averaging an impressive 5.5 total tackles per game. Andrew Powell was another major factor on D, making 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Oaks Christian pushed their record up to 3-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Serra, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Oaks Christian will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Pacifica at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. Pacifica's defense has only allowed 17.5 points per game this season, so Oaks Christian's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Serra, they will head out to square off against Los Alamitos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Los Alamitos: 11.8, Serra: 13.8) so any points scored will be well earned.
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