The Patrick Henry Patriots will venture away from home to face off against the Christian Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Last Friday, Patrick Henry blew past Morse, posting a 52-8 victory on the road. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 312th, while the Tigers are ranked 787th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cody Cappelletti was his usual excellent self, throwing for 300 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.3 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 41 yards and three touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (108 yards to be exact) went to Damien Carmichael.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Christian on the road against Crawford on Friday as the team secured a 42-7 win. With that victory, the Patriots brought their scoring average up to 26.8 points per game.
Christian found their leader in underclassman Kaleb Runkle, who threw for 197 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Kai Rosier was Runkle's top target, picking up 112 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jonathan Taylor and Brady Eads.
Patrick Henry pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Christian, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
Patrick Henry was dealt a bruising 48-20 defeat at the hands of Christian when the teams last played back in September of 2022. Thankfully for Patrick Henry, Coach Jake Davila (who threw for 203 yards and four touchdowns on only 19 passes, and also rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown) 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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