The Calvary Chapel Eagles will be defending their home-field for the first time for the first time when they go up against the Valley Christian Defenders at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Calvary Chapel is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They and Woodbridge were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but Calvary Chapel suffered a 22-21 loss. The defeat leaves the Eagles without a win on the season.
Despite their loss, Calvary Chapel saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Quinlan Russell, who threw for 219 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground, was perhaps the best of all. A healthy portion of that aerial production (101 yards to be exact) went to Matthew Peters, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Calvary Chapel didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Noah Barthel and Peters. Peters' longest reception was for an incredible 80 yards.
Meanwhile, everything went Valley Christian's way against Gahr on Friday as Valley Christian made off with a 49-23 victory.
Austin Abrahams had a dynamite game for Valley Christian, rushing for 96 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 213 yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Valley Christian's defense and their three sacks. In that department, Cole Hefner was the leader with 2.5.
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