The Crespi Celts will take on the Santa Paula Cardinals at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Crespi will head into Friday's match out to bounce back: they lost a heartbreaker last Friday after a huge 39-point victory in their prior game. They fell just short of St. Anthony by a score of 30-27.
Despite the loss, Crespi got top-tier performance from Masyn Harvey, who rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 146 yards and a touchdown.
Even if they lost, Crespi's defense still kept up the pressure with 3.5 sacks. James Moffat was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself. Crespi is 2-1 when Moffat posts one or more sacks, but 3-4 otherwise. Somto Nwude was another major factor on D, picking up 1.5 sacks and making 13 total tackles (2.5 for loss).
Meanwhile, Santa Paula won against Hueneme two weeks ago with 31 points and they decided to stick to that point total again last Friday. Everything went Santa Paula's way against Fillmore as Santa Paula made off with a 31-7 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Cardinals have posted against the Flashes since September 15, 2017.
It was another big night for Allen Macias, who rushed for 185 yards and two touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 130 rushing yards. Sebastian Alcantar was another key player, rushing for 64 yards and a touchdown.
Santa Paula was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 326 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in 20 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Crespi's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Santa Paula, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
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