The Whittier Christian Heralds will square off against the Western Christian Fighting Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Whittier Christian will head into Friday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Arrowhead Christian last Friday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 41-point loss they were dealt back in September. Whittier Christian fell just short of Arrowhead Christian by a score of 21-18. The Heralds haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Despite their defeat, Whittier Christian saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Adrian Hernandez, who picked up 134 receiving yards and two touchdowns, was perhaps the best of all. Hernandez is becoming a predictor of Whittier Christian's success: when he posts at least 80 receiving yards the team is undefeated (and 0-4 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of JP Gutierrez, who picked up 99 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Western Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They and Maranatha were almost perfectly matched up, but Western Christian suffered a 21-20 defeat.
Whittier Christian now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Western Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Things could have been worse for Whittier Christian, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 34-16 loss to Western Christian when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Thankfully for Whittier Christian, Jared Doolittle (who threw for 253 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 92 yards on only five carries) 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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