The Destiny Christian Academy Lions will venture away from home to face off against the McClatchy Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Destiny Christian Academy has three straight wins, McClatchy has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, everything went Destiny Christian Academy's way against Antelope as Destiny Christian Academy made off with a 42-21 victory. Considering the Lions have won six matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Malakai Taione Tauataina continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 284 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.2 yards per carry, and also picking up 44 receiving yards. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 114 rushing yards per game.
Destiny Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 311 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, a win for McClatchy just wasn't in the cards last Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by West Park at home and fell 63-3. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 893rd, while the Panthers are ranked 168th).
Destiny Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for McClatchy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. Destiny Christian Academy has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 196.3 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for McClatchy, though, as they've been averaging only 95.2. How will they fare against such a dominant running game? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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