Village Christian had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. Everything went their way against the San Fernando Tigers as the Village Christian Crusaders made off with a 26-6 win.
One reason for the win was Village Christian's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 6.5 sacks. In that department, Dj Deranja was the leader with 3.5. His also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up 3.5 sacks and making 11 total tackles (5.0 for loss). Eddie Azarian was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making five total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Village Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 204 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in four consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Village Christian will be playing in front of their home fans against Salesian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Salesian focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday. As for San Fernando, they are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they challenge Chavez at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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