Tri-City Christian and Maranatha Christian are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Tri-City Christian Eagles will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Maranatha Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Tri-City Christian's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 27-0 win over Mountain Empire on the road. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won three games by 23 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Maranatha Christian duked it out withO'Farrell Charter on Friday. Maranatha Christian took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 41-0 victory over O'Farrell Charter. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their 11-point performance the matchup before.
Jake Locker was a one-man wrecking crew for Maranatha Christian as he threw for 276 yards and five touchdowns on only 19 passes.
Maranatha Christian's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB six times. The heavy lifting was done by Nathan Niguidula and Grayson Kennedy, who racked up four sacks between them. Niguidula also sacked two sacks, which is notable because Maranatha Christian is undefeated when he posts at least two sacks, but 1-2 otherwise. Another thorn in O'Farrell Charter's side was Aaron Tasin, who picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Tri-City Christian now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Maranatha Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Tri-City Christian skirted past Maranatha Christian 3-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tri-City Christian since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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