Tri-State Crusaders and Grand Valley Christian P are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2015, but not for long. The Tri-State Crusaders King's Crusaders will stay at home for another week and welcome the Grand Valley Christian P Patriots at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Tri-State Crusaders is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Dugger Union, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Tri-State Crusaders was ranked first). Tri-State Crusaders snuck past Dugger Union with a 12-6 victory on Saturday.
Tri-State Crusaders got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Ike Steffen out in front who threw for 151 yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Tri-State Crusaders' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. Wrigley Lockwood was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up 2.5himself.
Meanwhile, Grand Valley Christian P was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap last Saturday as they fell 16-12 to Faith Christian.
Tri-State Crusaders pushed their record up to 3-1 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Grand Valley Christian P, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Tri-State Crusaders strolled past Grand Valley Christian P in their previous matchup back in October of 2021 by a score of 56-38. Will Tri-State Crusaders repeat their success, or does Grand Valley Christian P have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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