On Saturday San Tan Charter will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will face off against the Scottsdale Christian Academy Eagles at 6:00 p.m. San Tan Charter is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40.8 points per game this season.
San Tan Charter is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took down Scottsdale Preparatory Academy 30-12.
Christian Munoz went supernova for San Tan Charter, rushing for 170 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. The dominant performance gave Munoz a new career-high in rushing yards. Dwayne Jones was another key player, picking up 87 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Scottsdale Christian Academy had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 47.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Falcons out 26-24.
Harrison Gurash was his usual excellent self, rushing for 213 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 59 yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Scottsdale Christian Academy's defense and their four sacks. Veritas Prep's QB won't forget Joseph Kassiseh anytime soon given he sacked him three times. Scottsdale Christian Academy got some further help from Lawson Lavallee: he made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
San Tan Charter pushed their record up to 12-0 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Scottsdale Christian Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Saturday's match might be decided in the on the ground. San Tan Charter has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 206.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Scottsdale Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 183.4. It's looking like Saturday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
San Tan Charter strolled past Scottsdale Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in August by a score of 23-6. Does San Tan Charter have another victory up their sleeve, or will Scottsdale Christian Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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