After a string of four wins, Tri-City Christian's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 22-21 to the Rock Academy Warriors. The Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Warriors apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
Despite the loss, Tri-City Christian still got an impressive performance from Joel Valverde, who rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 109 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Valverde has posted since back in September.
Even if they lost, Tri-City Christian's defense still kept up the pressure with seven sacks. Josh Patten was especially locked on to Rock Academy's QB and sacked him four times. Another thorn in Rock Academy's side was Charlie Denning, who picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Rock Academy was led to victory by Quentin Uhland and Ashton St. Jean. Uhland picked up 95 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while St. Jean rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown. Uhland's longest reception was for an incredible 79 yards.
Tri-City Christian's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Rock Academy, they moved to 2-8 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
As of now, neither Tri-City Christian nor Rock Academy have any future games scheduled.
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